Blog: Chromewaves

Francesca Tallone The most striking thing about Parts & Labor's last record Mapmaker , even more than the massively buzzing wall of synths, unrelentingly anthemic songwriting or Dan Friel's more Bob Mould than Bob Mould vocals - it was the maniacally propulsive drumming of Christopher Weingarten. His breakneck tempos kept the entire record at the very brink of either taking off into orbit or utterly collapsing under itself. So with him having left the band after that record, it was reasonable to question whether their new album [...]