Blog: SURFING ON STEAM

Sometimes it takes an older and more established band to put your musical perspective in check. 18th Dye are the perfect specimen for this process. They channel early Sonic Youth into a more structured and tightly wound assault of guitar chords, dissonance and melody. "Soft the Hard Way" is taken from Amorine Queen , the band's first full-length since 1995's outstanding Tribute to a Bus (Matador) . It's a powerful display of experimental indie-rock. [...]