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Holy change of pace, Batman! SF quartet Birdmonster used to be all slashing guitars and post-punk rhythms and raspy, Paul Westerberg-ian vocals. But on their sophomore album, they've become more bucolic, more rustic, more twig and tree than slanty haircut and rage amongst the machines.

Says here in the press notes that leader Peter Arcuni wanted to "make a record that we could play not just on tour, but would also translate to more intimate settings." Mission accomplished! Whereas their debut disc, No Midnight, was filed in the "better live than on record" bin, their new From the Mountain to the Sea (released in August on the Fader Label) is a true sit-and-spin effort. (And I mean that in the best possible way.)

 

With its stripped-down acoustic sound and pretty harmonies, "Concrete Light" sounds like a prime Go-Betweens track. "Our Ashes" feels composed in Woodstock during The Basement Tapes sessions, all languid guitars and brushed drums and old-timey Appalachian storytelling. "Residue" goes back even further, feeling as dusty as the Old West, the crashing drums and yelping singing recalling fellow Bay Areans Two Gallants.

 

That said, there's still some of the old rock 'n' roll left in Birdmonster. With the galloping beats and serrated riffs of "Greenland Sound" and "The Iditarod," the band reminds us why we liked them in the first place.

 

One thing though: Referencing Winchester rifles in this day and age? Kinda silly.

 

Birdmonster, The Rumble Strips @ "popscene" at 330 Ritch on Thursday, October 16; doors 10 p.m., tickets $10, 18+.

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