Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 24/03/2017
Label: Thrill Jockey
“Dialectic of Ignorance” CD//DD//LP track listing:
1). Easy Does It
2). Ignorance Makes Me High
3). Tomorrow is Forgetting
4). Hidden Prettiness
5). Youth and Age
6). Dirtbags
7). Herb Is My Next Door Neighbor
8). We’ve Fucked This Up
The Review:
Discordant, heady riffing to the groove of a
monotonous drum beat while a down and out singer gets lost in his own reverb
are the building blocks for Pontiak’s new album, “Dialectic of Ignorance.” Dark and gloomy are key words here and
though the music may not be heavy, it’s certainly weighty.
Such a post-punk stoner-gloom approach is rather
consuming, and if you allow yourself to get lost in it all, Pontiak
will swallow you up with their heavy handed rhythms. The drummer’s control on
the bell of his ride is second to none. The constant pinging may be “too much”
at times, but that’s also the point. This is how Pontiak walks that fine line of
over-indulgence without losing focus on the task at hand which, in case you
forgot, is to swallow the listener whole.
If that’s your bag, then this album is highly
recommended. Don’t rush through it; let the tunes come to you. That’s how
they’ll make the most impact.
“Dialectic of Ignorance” is available here
