“Petunia” is the latest album from Florida-based sibling noise rock duo, Tonstartssbandht, who have been making unique music together for over a decade. Their musical style can best be described as a mishmash, taking inspiration from multiple sources and genres. It can feel very jazzy/bluesy as it is characterized by having long instrumental riffs that feel improvised, even though the actual instruments being played are much closer to modern indie pop. This was admittedly my first real introduction to the band and I almost immediately fell in love with what I heard. The lengthy tracks were very well produced and simply joyous to listen to.
The album has a runtime of 50 minutes, which is considerable when you take in to account that there are only nine songs on the album, two of which are less than two minutes in length. The rest of the tracks are these extensive, six, seven, eight minute songs, that take their time to build out a sonic experience. Every song on this album feels like it took a lot of time to perfect, resulting in complicatedly simple music that I’m sure is as fun to listen to as it was to play. My favorite song on the album is the second track, “Hey Bad,” which is a great showcase for the brother’s voices. The brothers’ great harmonies are featured several times throughout the album, like in the track “Falloff,” which layers their voices together beautifully. There are two bonus tracks on the album, which are edits of “What Has Happened” and “Pass Away.” I appreciate these being included, as they were likely made in the first place to be more radio friendly, but if you are checking out individual songs from the album, you might as well just listen to the original tracks, as the edits aren’t even that much shorter, clocking in at just barely under five minutes.
From what little else I have heard from Tonstartssbandht since listening to this album, it would appear that this new album is a little less challenging than some of their earlier work. So if you, like myself, are coming to this band as a newcomer, I would imagine that this new album is a great starting point to get more familiar with their work! I highly recommend it!
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