Coilgun’s fifth album, Everything We Love, We Destroy (Humus Records), presents the band as Punk music but with a broader depth of nineties Indie Rock influences, with the Pixies being the most prominent. Thus, deciding on having Tom Dalgety mix the album seems less like happenstance, since he also worked with the Pixies. Their Hardcore past can be heard in some of the more emotionally explosive dynamics. There is also a darker Murder City Devils, but without the whiskey-soaked suicidal ideation. “Peace Trader” has a moodier Dinosaur Jr. tinge to it. These guys might self-identify as Noise Rock, but they are not as unhinged as the bands who typically fall under that banner and are sonically best thought of as an aggressive Modest Mouse. A fact highlighted in this song.
