A Corpse Wired for Sound
A gothic turn for the shapeshifting indie outfit. Steering into a gloom only hinted at on 2014’s *After the End*, the seductive *A Corpse Wired for Sound* owes less to The Smiths than it does Echo and the Bunnymen (“Flower of Sex”) and Depeche Mode (“Right Back to the Start”), bands who showered themselves in reverb and spun their melancholy into grandeur.
If Merchandise weren't a rock band before, they certainly are now. They've gotten a little more earnest and shoot for a bigger sound. It's a mixed bag, but it's hard to hate them for it.
If Merchandise weren't a rock band before, they certainly are now. They've gotten a little more earnest and shoot for a bigger sound. It's a mixed bag, but it's hard to hate them for it.
Tampa Bay trio Merchandise isolate themselves on the intelligent and intriguing A Corpse Wired for Sound, their second album for 4AD.
Tampa Bay trio Merchandise isolate themselves on the intelligent and intriguing A Corpse Wired for Sound, their second album for 4AD.
Waft away the fog and ‘A Corpse Wired For Sound’ harbours much more than simple 80s worship.
Waft away the fog and ‘A Corpse Wired For Sound’ harbours much more than simple 80s worship.
A Corpse Wired For Sound it feels a successful rebirth from Merchandise which won't fail to engage live audiences.
A Corpse Wired For Sound it feels a successful rebirth from Merchandise which won't fail to engage live audiences.
Tampa, Florida rock band Merchandise's new album A Corpse Wired for Sound is relentlessly minor-key and contains more than enough moaning about personal failures and relationships ending.
Tampa, Florida rock band Merchandise's new album A Corpse Wired for Sound is relentlessly minor-key and contains more than enough moaning about personal failures and relationships ending.
Rough comparisons have always done a disservice to the scope of vision between Merchandise’s two principle songwriters Carson Cox and David
Rough comparisons have always done a disservice to the scope of vision between Merchandise’s two principle songwriters Carson Cox and David
'A Corpse Wired For Sound' by Merchandise, album review by Jake Fox. The LP comes out on September 16th via 4AD. Merchandise, Play 9/23 in Ybor City, FL.
'A Corpse Wired For Sound' by Merchandise, album review by Jake Fox. The LP comes out on September 16th via 4AD. Merchandise, Play 9/23 in Ybor City, FL.