Music Review 020:: Kahuna - Hard Rock Cafe/Kahuna 1/2+0

 

Kahuna is a totally amazing progressive, noise rock group who answered a random internet post looking for sweet new music. And sweet it is. Angular, yet dancable arrangements, straight from New York City these guys take the groundwork laid out by The Mars Volta (a personal favorite), At The Drive In, Ex-Models, and other people combining no-wave guitars with full length macro arrangements in catchy song form to a new level. The guitar work is shred; vibrato picking abounds (Jotham Castillo); Gabe Huxley's shrewd and powerful vocals mixed with his adroit bass playing; and Anthony Taylor's aggressively funky drums. 

Hard Rock Cafe is a radio ready (which radio station I'm not sure), hard edged slam of a track. Lots of crescendos and decrescendos and lots of moving parts. The guitar tone is really what I love most. The pacing is genuine and the vocal melody is clever. A really impressive arrangement of mostly linear parts and an incredible drum performance. With each listen; the enjoyment increased.

Kahuna 1/2+0 is a catchy noise pop song (in the vein of Brainiac) that deconstructs into a full blown wall of noise over the course of seven or so minutes. There are some pretty significant tones, including some heavy fuzz bass and some abstract sections that would make U.S. Maple take notice.

This is definitely worth checking out if you're down with noise rock, deconstructed hard rock, early XBXRX, no wave, or any remarkably fresh hard rock acts.

Check it out here at KAHUNA - Hard Rock Cafe/Kahuna 1/2+0

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KAHUNA @ INSTAGRAM

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KAHUNA'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE!