by admin | January 25th, 2010
…it’s been a while since we’ve heard anything new from Dayton’s spazzed-out faves, 8-Bit Revival. Well, that’s all about to change. The quartet has a new album due out April 1 on the Minor Manor imprint entitled You’ve Been Believed. Picking up where 2007’s Under the Fairweather album left off, YBB finds the band honing a blend of slashing guitars, swirling synth punctuations, and propulsive rhythms into an infectiously understated dance party. Lead track “Man Made Gods” serves to introduce 8BR circa 2010 as the driving drum intro quickly gives way to the interweaving snarl of guitar and vocal lines while the relentless bass line subtly underpins every twist and turn…
MP3: 8-Bit Revival “Man Made Gods”
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I’m pretty stoked about all the great albums that have been coming out lately. This one will probably replace their previous album in the jukebox at Blind Bob’s.
I’m pretty excited to get some new 8-bit Revival footage too. I wonder if anyone else is inclined to bring a camera. It’d be neat to put together a video.
educate me.