Blog: Stranded In Stereo

After an abrupt cymbal crash that opens Hawthorne, CA foursome Dios ' née Dios (Malos), new namesake album, the sound fizzles out into a swirling drone of reverb and serenity. The sound finds a low-point groove and Joel Morales sings alcohol and dumb decision go hand and hand when they're around…epileptic tunnel vision, my body hit the ground supported by a Beach Boys harmony and a through-the-rabbit-hole lead up as the song paces itself for the segue into the group's third album of progged-out, rainy-day songs that drift through a seaside carnival-like haze. Most tracks [...]