BIRD EATER
Utah
(Exigent)

JESU
Lifeline
(Hydra Head)

EVILE
Enter the Grave
(Earache)

STINKING LIZAVETA
Scream of the Iron Iconoclast
(At a Loss)

WOLVES IN THE
THRONE ROOM
Two Hunters
(Southern Lord)

RED FANG
S/T 

(Wantage)

PURE SOUNDART
Emo is Dead

(Lockjaw)

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Very interesting work from this London based band. I just wish it was a little bit longer as The Lighthouse contains only four cuts.   This three piece keeps things quite light and dandy with a very charming mix of alternative rock, shoegaze and the well-targeted addition of electronic elements, which gives their music an ethereal quality similar to the day dream wonderings of bands like Mogwai.  “Elusive Ways” is quite obvious in its calmed indie rock origins but opts for immersing itself in other genres. There is a techno splash that’s quite the touch, a fuzzy guitar tone that adds the color and some wavy bass-like sounds that require perhaps a bit of attention and a pair of headphones. All in all, as an opening cut, it sparks my attention and leaves me craving for a lot more.  This cut is instrumental and like the rest of their work, quite concise.

“Joan” is acoustic guitars, terse vocals, and blunt drum playing.  It does owe a fair share of its songwriting to the quiet musings of Thom Yorke and Radiohead. The title track is another instrumental, featuring big mechanized drumming and fuzzy string work. If it does anything very well is capture the essence of simplistic techno industrial rock circa 1993. This one does owe a  fair share of its songwriting to Ministry. Really, The Lighthouse deserves four sparrows, but when dealing with EPs we must keep in mind that four equals five. The record comes to a close with an extended re-mix of “Black Swans” a song from their previous release Lighten Our Minds. It’s fucking good, what I like the most about Heat From a DeadStar is how minimal they are, yet their sound is filled with controlled panache and colors. They may be the colors of the night or of space or of whatever the fuck it was they were thinking when they picked their moniker, but these four cuts are definitely the result of bright minds.

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