Best New Tracks - Pitchfork: OUGHT: "Habit" |  |
Montreal's OUGHT clearly dream big—there's a natural confidence to "Habit" that makes it feel like the work of old hands at this game. Instead, it's among the first recordings they've put out into the world, from the LP More Than Any Other Day, which sees release on April 29 via Constellation. The natural charisma of singer/guitarist Tim Beeler burns right through the song, with his versatile voice swooping up to the high notes and beautifully crashing down to near-spoken word passages.
The central sound of "Habit" is torn from a hybrid of angular punk and rock orthodoxy, drawing them into a lineage that includes artists such as Television and Elvis Costello. There's plenty of promise here, especially when Beeler guides his band into the spaghetti-like morass of guitars and vocal shrieks at the song's close. "There's something you believe in," he sings at the start, positively demanding people to believe along with him.  |
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