brainswarm

Like the lumbering ghost of damaged '80s rock stalking a young, unmarried couple in a trailer park, Brainswarm comes at you with a fistful of riffs, broken-glass melodies and enough rusty beats to blow the lips off a robot.

Re-uniting members of such FPM bands as Dishwater Psychics and Bullet Gastino, Brainswarm features the surreal throwback vocals of FPM newcomer Tim Donovan, the distinctively churning guitar of Ken Clark, Chris Jones' creepy, steady bass, and Dan Miller's loping drums.

Brainswarm is the only FPM band in which every member lives in the same state, so it's no surprise they betray a decidedly strong Ohio influence. It's easy to see how the cracked pavement, gray skies, rural vistas and suffocating winters of that region influenced the twisted lyrics and melodies. What's surprising is how quickly they beg for repeat listens, and the way you'll find yourself humming them long after the headphones get kicked behind the burning La-Z-Boy.