UNHISTORIES

"It's almost impossible to enjoy Chicago post-rock supergroup Singer's music without knowledge of the band's collective pedigree. Guitarist Todd Rittman and drummer Adam Vida were members of U.S. Maple, rock's most divisive Beefheart acolytes. Adam's guitar-playing brother Ben plays with drone merchants Town and Country. Bassist Robert Lowe used to be in the No Wave-influenced quartet 90 Day Men. As if that weren't enough, both Ben and Robert have ambient solo projects (Bird Show and Lichens, respectively). Pedigree aside, Singer's main gimmick is that¯as befits its name¯all four members sing. Each song on its debut album Unhistories boasts multi-part vocal harmonies that frequently sound at odds with the fitful, atonal music behind it." www.popmatters.com