{"id":3006,"date":"2014-11-20T11:55:52","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T16:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2014-11-19T00:00:31","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T05:00:31","slug":"frnkiero-andthe-cellabration-stomachaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2014\/11\/20\/frnkiero-andthe-cellabration-stomachaches\/","title":{"rendered":"frnkiero andthe cellabration, stomachaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

I touched on this briefly back in August<\/a>, but: Frank Iero (Death Spells, Leathermouth, My Chemical Romance) and his new band (frnkiero andthe cellabration) have recently released a record, called Stomachaches<\/i>.<\/p>\n

My feelings, the short version: <\/p>\n

It’s awesome and I love it. I return to it when I am feeling abraded by life, and wish to use Iero’s voice as a honey-and-gravel blanket. Or when I want to shuffle dance on street corners. Whatever you may have thought of My Chem: if you like vigorous punk rock with fuzzy accents and the occasional delicate melody, give this a shot.<\/p>\n

My feelings, the long version:<\/p>\n

I’ve been listening to this and Gerard Way’s Hesitant Alien<\/i> as point-counterpoint, and while I like what Gerard Way has been up to – more on that later – Iero’s work is more musically interesting to me. I find I’m re-listening to songs not only because they feel like they fall directly into a pre-cut groove in my head and heart but because I’m actively trying to track what he’s doing with feedback and drums and\/or listen more closely to the lyrics. Basically, I’m super into the way he’s playing with elements of dissonance in the context of pop-inflected punk while exploring themes of loneliness, alienation and the sometimes weird ways people express affection.<\/p>\n

And now, some highlights:<\/p>\n

All I Want Is Nothing<\/i>: the first ten seconds or so sound like a band lurching to life, and then the song kicks into (high) gear. After a long, silent summer, this was a welcome burst of aggressive noise.<\/p>\n

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