Beheaded

by Bedhead

Overview

It's not the style of music Bedhead makes that's unique, it's the band's approach to that music. The five members are masters of making an emotional connection through an approach that is careful and deliberate. At the heart of the band is an indie rock sound that can be traced back to the most pleasant material of the Velvet Underground. A trio of guitars lays down unexceptional, strummed accompaniments; vocalists employ a reserved sing-speak; the drummer maintains a lazy pulse. However, with Bedhead these elements are so perfectly executed that the music seems to play itself. Carefully plucked melodies rise up and soar out of guitar chords; drummer Trini Martinez quietly maintains a tight grip on the music's dynamics, opening up as the sound takes flight; each of the three guitarists (Matt and Bubba Kadane and Tench Coxe) exercises more restraint than would be expected from the average, individual axeman in a trio of guitars. Beheaded opens with the deceivingly dark title track. One of the group's most awkward melodies frames the soft-speaking vocalist who hides among the guitar tones. After crawling through this territory, "Beheaded" opens up into a typically angelic melody. "Roman Candle" and "Withdraw" (both adding shades of slide guitar) recall the stripped-down sound of the group's 4-songEP19:10 (1994). On Beheaded, however, any inconsistencies and small shortcomings have been removed in the studio. Thankfully, Bedhead has always sounded like a group of five musicians in a room together, and Beheaded engineer Adam Wiltzie maintains that atmosphere throughout. Bedhead's sophomore full-length represents another stop on the road to slow-burning, soaring, indie rock/pop perfection. ~ Nathan Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	11/10/2014
Label:	Numero Group
UPC:	0825764604017
Rank:	62789

Tracks

1. Beheaded
2. The Rest of the Day
3. Left Behind
4. What's Missing
5. Smoke
6. Burned Out
7. Roman Candle
8. Withdraw
9. Felo De Se
10. Lares and Penates
11. Losing Memories

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bedhead   Primary Artist
Matt Kadane   Guitar,Vocals
Bubba Kadane   Guitar,Vocals
Tench Coxe   Guitar
Trini Martinez   Drums
Kris Wheat   Bass

Technical Credits

Bedhead   Composer
John Golden   Mastering
Adam Bryan Wiltzie   Mixing,Engineer
Matt Kadane   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Mark Elliot   Post Production Assistant
Bubba Kadane   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Tench Coxe   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Scott Miller   Composer
Matthew Taylor   Composer
Frank Goodenough   Graphic Assistant
Trini Martinez   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Kris Wheat   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Peter Liddle   Composer
Jonathan Warren   Composer