Friday July 29th 10 pm
Pseudorobustus’ art-metal prog stew includes ambient piano and ostentatiously symphonic synths, guitar churn and breakneck riffage, drums alternately driving the song and swirling around it, and the vocals include both a haunting female presence and hoarsely ‘-core
male ones. The five-piece Auckland group include Liz Maw and Andrew McLeod, whose Darwin-inspired kraut-metal band Evil Ocean’s self-titled album was one of last year’s more rewarding full-lengths, Greta May Welson of Newtown and countless other bands, and Anna and Mike Benedikter. From Somme to Detrytus to Black Boned Angel, there’s plenty of local bands providing alchemical blends of metal riffs and noise drones at various points along the stoner/doom axis – Pseudorobustus are touring the country in late July, and I’m sure
they’ll be playing with some interesting acts.
