Portland’s post punks, Lithics have shared their latest video for album track, “Glass of Water“. Their new record Mating Surfaces is out today on Kill Rock Stars.
In the words of the band, “When we’re not toiling away on angular rock music in the dark confines of our practice space, Lithics likes to get out there and SKATEBOARD. You don’t believe it? Well here’s the proof. Spend the next minute and twenty three seconds watching us tear up the streets of Portland to the frantic sound of “Glass of Water”, definitely the most skate video worthy song on our new Kill Rock Stars album Mating Surfaces.”
Members of other Portland bands can also be spotted in the video, namely Honey Bucket and Mope Grooves.
Lithics is a total collaborative vision: Aubrey Hornor’s stark stilted vocals intoning over her and Mason Crumley’s wired guitar parts, like lightbulb flashes and the whir of insects unspooled and playing off each other. Bob Desaulniers’ basslines give both structure and dissonance to the endeavor, and along with Wiley Hickson on drums, this is a rhythm section recalling art-damaged yet danceable noise made in the detritus of failing cities in the late 70s/early 80s (The Lower East Side, Cleveland, Manchester…). Except Lithics is happening now, a continuing part of the vital art punk DIY underground in Portland, Oregon.
Lithics will embark on a European tour this September – dates to be announced shortly.