Staff Picks: Iceage - Seek Shelter
For fans of: Evolved Punks
What they're saying: Dom Gourlay at Under The Radar concisely charts the evolution of Iceage: “Having delved with post-punk, noise, hardcore, and psychedelia at various points of their illustrious career, Seek Shelter sees them fuse all of the aforementioned with occasional forays into rhythm and blues.” Pitchfork also granted Seek Shelter a rare best-new-music nod, with reviewer Stuart Berman saying of the record: “Seek Shelter also reaffirms Rønnenfelt’s transformation into a true romantic, one who can convey the hot-blooded rush of desire without succumbing to the sentimental aftertaste… but even at its most sophisticated, Seek Shelter retains Iceage’s restless spirit.” And Ross Horton at The Line Of Best Fit blog says this of what he calls Iceage’s best album: “Their trajectory, if it had been plotted on a graph, would be a single vertical line pointing directly to the stars. Iceage aren’t household names (thankfully), nor are they being heralded as the saviours of punk (thankfully), but both accolades would be beyond deserved.”
What we say: These Danish punk dudes keep evolving, now sounding a little like 90's Primal Scream with Sonic Youth producing. Pete Kember (aka Spacemen 3’s Sonic Boom) was a collaborator here and you can hear the influence throughout.