Music Review: New album by Pylon Reenactment Society revives Pylon’s style of funky art punk
ABC News
Generations of bands and trends have come and gone since the group Pylon’s heyday as a rock influencer
In 1980, Vanessa Briscoe Hay began the first tune on Georgia alt-rock band Pylon’s first album by singing, “Volume is pleasant. Volume is pleasant. Volume is pleasant.”
Today, making beautiful noise as the frontwoman for Pylon Reenactment Society, Briscoe Hay sings on “Magnet Factory,” the group’s debut album: “Sssshhhh! Don’t be so loud. We might draw a crowd.”
Ah, how rockers mellow with age. Or don’t.
Generations of bands and trends have come and gone since Pylon’s heyday as a rock influencer, but Briscoe Hay remains a distinctive, boundary-defying songwriter and singer, the kind who might scream, “Sending love to you.” She does that on “Messenger,” one of the ear-catching cuts on “Magnet Factory,” which will be released Friday.
It’s not a Pylon comeback, because Briscoe Hay is the only PRS member in both bands, although Pylon bassist Michael Lachowski handles the new group’s art direction. Pylon Reenactment Society’s lineup also includes guitarist Jason NeSmith, bassist Kay Stanton and drummer Gregory Sanders, and together they revive Pylon’s style of funky, minimalist art punk with personality and panache.
