BLONDES - Wine / Water 12" Metal reveals a refined punk band

reveals a refined punk band with increased clarity

all-acoustic album recorded entirely on September 7

Distant guitars cut like broken glass and the synth rises up through the cracks like a blend of cigarette smoke and fog machine

between two states

Owing influence to writers like Lewis Carroll

BLONDES - Wine / Water 12" Metal reveals a refined punk bandBLONDES complete their 2011 12 inch trilogy with Wine Water. Having spent the year road testing the material of the Lover Hater and Business Pleasure 12 inches, Wine Water is a mature gesture balancing the respective mind and soul of its predecessors. "Wine" occupies the a side with sentimental subs, synth sweeps, and a melancholy vocal phrase atop a pulsating kick. The opening bass line of "Water" sets a definitive melodic mood over which aquatic