David J Roch is an undertaker. He has the voice of a banshee and the sounds of a great John Carpenter movie.
‘Dew‘ was the first single from Skin & Bones as well as the first song I heard from him; it’s reverb is as haunting as the harsh wails from Rochs throat, boiling nails full of regret.
“She Don’t know what I’ve seen“, he dreads.
Despite the grim nature of the lyrics, it’s actually pretty sexy. It has groove and a swing, jazz club quality about it. I can picture a Tom Wait‘s-like figure sillhoetted in a dirty jazz club smoking a cigarette, accompanied by an upright bass player and a fella knocking a floor tom.
It’s open space lyrics style is slightly Bowie, it’s dark, beautifully mournfulness is slightly Danzig, it’s sexier than Bowie and more grim than Danzig.
‘Skin & Bones‘ is relentless, but beautifully so. This will make for an engrossing album I’m sure.
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Post by TR Wicks
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TRACKS:
David J Roch – Dew by David J. Roch
David J Roch – Skin & Bones by David J. Roch
