SLOW POISON, “WILDER THINGS”

Early on in Slow Poison’s rockabilly ballad “Wilder Things,” Drew Burgess croons, “And right now this very moment/Don’t you feel like you could fall apart?” It’s apt: the song’s waltzy tempo and raspy vocals feel ready to bubble over into full sonic breakdown, but the trembling guitars and cavernous drums never tip into chaos. Instead, the band pushes the upper boundaries of balladry to see how much sinister snarl they can sneak into the song’s howling heart, and by the time the swirling organ carries you home it’ll feel like you’ve been through the relationship ringer with them. Like their name implies, Slow Poison’s “Wilder Things” works its way through your system with stealth and precision before going for the kill.

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