Der Faden

It feels good to know that the string on which STATUES Robs feeling for killer tunes is dangling seems to be thick like the Incredible Hulks forearm. From the very first note on this here 7 you recognize how much you been missing the sweeping signature sound of this mutant of music. This time around, Rob is tag teaming up with the soon-to-be missus Sarah and keeps it in the family under the moniker of DER FADEN. Best Guess is an irresistible number with male and female vocals that takes the best of the STATUES catchiness and the TRANZMITORS danceable cool and throws in a guitar line you havent heard since EXTRABREITs Hurra Hurra die Schule brennt. The driving flipside Filaments is pure STATUES gold with a little pinch of 80s Wave, a DEVOesque guitarline and female vocal harmonies. Still critical, still concerned, still catchy and melodic as hell, this little glimpse of Robs current state of affairs will get easily through the narrow eye of any bored and resigned music lovers needle. Lets just hope that there is more family recording business going on down in the basement.