Castle Talk

AlbumSep 14 / 201011 songs, 36m 32s
Punk Rock
Noteable

The fourth full-length; a massive album drawing influence from all corners of the punk and rock spectrum. Marissa howls and shrieks and sometimes wobbles, but she always sounds masterfully in control, backed by Jarrett and Mike’s careful, heavy bass and drums.

7.9 / 10

One of the more exciting punk acts around, this NJ band's musical vocabulary ranges from classic rock to hardcore to new wave to indie to lo-fi.

B

It’s difficult to look at the stats on New Jersey power trio Screaming Females and not see the band as a throwback to countless styles and sounds gone by. Initial spins through the band’s fourth album, Castle Talk, are bound to be derailed by games of “spot the reference”: There’s the pealing Dinosaur Jr. fills in “I…

Castle Talk was recorded live in the studio, and while it has slightly more production polish than the band's previous efforts, Paternoster's exploitation of the unlimited possibilities of the electric guitar still gives Screaming Females' music plenty of edge, pushing the sound into post-punk territory without diminishing their considerable songwriting chops.

7 / 10

It's really a shame that a Screaming Females record can't replicate the experience of seeing them live.

Album Reviews: Screaming Females - Castle Talk