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01. WHITE HILLS - Radiate
02. WHITE HILLS - Oceans of Sound
03. WHITE HILLS - Return of Speed Toilet
04. WHITE HILLS - Visions of the Past, Present and Future
05. WHITE HILLS - Don't Be Afraid
06. WHITE HILLS - Eternity
ARTIST
TITLE
Heads On Fire
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
LAUNCH 029CD LAUNCH 029CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/8/2011

2013 repress. Overdue reissue of Heads On Fire, the out-of-print second album by New York's White Hills. Since this release, their first for Rocket, the band have gone to release several very highly regarded albums for Thrill Jockey. Ever changing and always striving to push the envelope, White Hills' album Heads On Fire finds the band playing a heavier style of space-rock. Relentless and punishing, the album kicks off with the spacey swirl of the song "Radiate" and ends with the speed-laden blast of the track "Eternity." Along the way, a mesmerizing blend of growling fuzz/wah guitar, pounding bass, sprawling synth, and chaotic drumming doses one's head three sheets to the wind. Whether it be the mere one-minute track "Return Of Speed Toilet" or the 26+ minute "Don't Be Afraid," the listener will be taken on a ride through a world that is all-encompassing from beginning to end. The band started in New York as a solo project by Dave W. Since then it has turned into a trio, with Ego Sensation (bass) plus various drummers which has included Kid Millions of Oneida fame. Like Oneida, White Hills also share a love for a hard rock stripped of its bombast -- their heavier, dirtier, earthier influences contend with airier atmospheres while combining steadiness with spacious, soaring guitars. These heads are always on fire.