New Sightings album on Ecstatic Peace/Load
 

Sightings Take Andrew W.K. Through The Panama
Wednesday October 10, 2007 @ 05:30 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff

 

Sightings Party-hearty artist/producer Andrew W.K. took time off from his motivational speaking sideline to take the studio controls for the latest noise complaint-worthy album by Brooklyn, New York's Sightings.
Through The Panama, the noise rockers' sixth album, will be released on CD by Load Records on Oct. 23 and on vinyl by Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label five days later. The title track and "A Rest" can be previewed on the Sightings' MySpace page.
Bassist Richard Hoffman, drummer Jonathan Lockie and guitarist/vocalist Mark Morgan are touring in support of the album. Here are the Sightings' Canadian dates:

• Oct. 25 Quebec City, QC @ Bal Du Lezard
• Oct. 26 Ottawa, ON @ End Hits
• Oct. 27 Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
• Oct. 28 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's

Here are the tracks on Through The Panama:

• "A Rest"
• "Debt Depths"
• "Cloven Hoof"
• "The Electrician"
• "The Most Real Of Hells"
• "Perforated"
• "Certificate Of No Effect"
• "Through The Panama"
• "Degraded Hours"
• "Black Peter"

—Michelle Singerman

its fucking amazing album. their finest...
dare i say, a thinking mans liars!

kinda yeah, their best; but still not that great a band.

Yeah, I listened to this a few weeks ago. It's alright... dig some of the weird grinding clangy sounds, but... uhm.. I dunno. It has its moments. Funny you should mention the Liars thing, Pauly.. I've only heard one other Sightings record, and it sounded identical to They Were Wrong So We Drowned-era Liars to me -- but I thought it was just me. Didn't realize that people shared that opinion. Heh.

when are they going to fucking tour in the UK?!

I keep meaning to check out this band. What album should I start with?

I don't understand where these meh-sayers are coming from. This is a 99th-percentile band of sonic impact and originality. And, yes...this album is their best yet, I believe. I'd say start with this album and work it backwards.

i agree... arrived in gold is a pretty good album but for sure start with the new one......

i have probably listened to arrived in gold 7 times in all, and i have never made it to the end of that album. by the third song, i'm bored to death and have to put something else to get rid of the dire feeling.

yeah they're alright.