Blog: Listen Before You Buy

If you are like me, you have been culling through year-end 'best of' lists in the hope of finding a few gems that slipped through the cracks of 2010.  Well, I hit the jackpot with Dead Gaze. Effectively a one man show comprised of Mississippi native Cole Furlow, Dead Gaze is not a band made for first listens. For instance, "Take Me Home or I Die Alone" could easily be dismissed due to its thrashed vocals, which sound like they are sung through a snorkel.  At first, these unusual vocals and the punishing guitars overshadow the melody buried [...]

• Dead Gaze - Take Me Home Or I Die Alone