Blog: The Tape

*Disclaimer* This review is about two weeks late. Things have been pretty hectic lately, but I feel that this album definitely warrants a write up, however slightly out of date it may be. When I first listened to Why There Are Mountains(henceforth referred to as WTAM), the first this that caught my attention was the bass. In an era where DIY noise-core reigns supreme, the deep, punchy sounds of the electric bass, an instrument that throughout the decades has become a rock staple, has taken a back seat to excessively distorted, and droning guitars. Bassist, Neil Berenholz conjures up [...]