The Dead C October 19, 2008

The experimental New Zealand combo The Dead C arrive stateside for a rare US tour in support of the recent reissues os 'Eusa Kills' and 'DR503,' plus a tour-only EP, 'Secret Earth.' There's no "correct" way to respond to The Dead C's music. With a catalogue spanning from the subversion of traditional song structure to stomping out and obliterating the very notion, Michael Morley, Bruce Russell and Robbie Yeats have continually made the most crushing, expansive and intelligent rock noise ever to be heard. Just a glance at their peers who are fans (Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth, Comets On Fire, Black Dice) shows the league in which they play.