Xavier Calvet ‎– Firebird lpXavier Calvet Firebird lp "The firebird is a mythological being, a beautiful bird of resplendent plumage, both a blessing and a condemnation for anyone who dares to capture it. This ambivalence is very present in Xavier Calvets (incombustible leader of the punk rock band Bullitt ) first solo album Firebird. The album is a sort of roadtrip that transits through landscapes of a typical American sound (with echoes of the first Wilco, The Jayhawks or Ryan

It’s our 2nd with Arctic Rodeo Recordings (Walter Schreifels

Matt and Kim and many

This fantastic post punk band out of Aachen just came up with 10 brand new songs that merge the dark and punk sound of early 80's Joy Division/The Cure/Wipers with contemporary bands like The Estranged or Grave Pleasures

The Submerged Cathedral is an album that escapes labels

While this album definitely has those moments when you ll want to listen again and again out of sheer incredulous

there is a refined approach that goes beyond merely changing for the sake of change

The album fires off right away with “Juggernaut” and the opener hints at what is on the program for the remaining 11 songs

it’s dreamy pop mixed with heartfelt lyrics and vocals

then a spooky one (actually

Some tracks split the difference between this shake-your-ass hookiness and avant-garde hostility

you can tell the album is grand

for over a decade when this came out they also understood each other as musicians