SCRABBLED - Plough Through The Rust LP Kraut with Haino providing melodic counterpoints

with Haino providing melodic counterpoints on his guitar while the rhythm section ebbs and flows in the background

pointing to new harmonic textures and isolating timbres

and mixed by Chris Cohen (Captured Tracks

a record so groundbreaking that the band has already committed the next 7 months of their lives to touring the world in support

Melissa Guion (MJ Guider)

SCRABBLED - Plough Through The Rust LP Kraut with Haino providing melodic counterpointsThe DIY ramshackle energy we know and love from the group is present and familiar, as is the dry wit and authenticity (a word Im nervous in using, but if the shoe fits), however Plough Through the Rust often sees the group's songwriting taking a more introspective and personal path. Whereas Pig City was sonically expansive (and three songs here are drawn from those sessions), Rust often draws things closer, finding the charm within the scaled back