Anthropocosmic Nest

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Anthropocosmic Nest
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Studio album by
The Messthetics
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2019 [1]
Genre Experimental rock, progressive rock, art punk, jazz fusion, post-hardcore
Length37:00
Label Dischord Records
The Messthetics chronology
The Messthetics
(2018)		Anthropocosmic Nest
(2019)		 The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
(2024)

Anthropocosmic Nest is the second album by The Messthetics. [2] Unlike their debut album, which was recorded after having only been together for a short while, this album was recorded after a great deal of touring. [2] Guitarist Anthony Pirog estimates the band played about 200 gigs and therefore had a chance to perform the songs live for a while before recording them. [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In a review for AllMusic, Mark Deming called the album "a must for anyone with a taste for music that's smart, challenging, and exciting," and wrote: "Anthropocosmic Nest pushes the trio's boundaries on all sides... The three musicians... [have] created a greater shared language and the conversation is richer, more potent, and more deeply rewarding" in comparison with their debut album. [4]

Justin Cober-Lake of Spectrum Culture stated that, although the album "runs just a touch too long," it "finds new ways to blend a hard rock rhythm with more outre approaches to jazz guitar." He commented: "With Anthropocosmic Nest, the group solidifies who they are. While each members' past remains a considerable part of the trio's context, the Messthetics are becoming an entity distinctly their own." [6]

Exclaim!'s Vish Khanna noted that, on the album, the musicians outdid their debut "simply by getting to know each other a lot better." He described the recording as "dynamic, revealing a patient, thoughtful approach to songwriting, which, beyond exhibiting the band's musical proficiency, is a real signifier of genuine friendship and trust." [5]

Writing for Dusted, Jennifer Kelly remarked: "All three musicians play very well, and they've obviously gotten more intuitive and engaged with one another. But it's too much skill and too little viscera for my taste." [7]

A writer for PBS 106.7FM stated that the album "perfectly captures the trio's current live dynamic, complete with improvisational tangents, playful experimentation, and cathartic sprawl." [8]

Caleb R. Newton of New Noise Magazine called the album "a captivating musical adventure" and "a gripping little glimpse of a new universe to be explored," featuring "wild rhythms that are sometimes jazzy and sometimes noisy," with "pieces [that] consistently come together with a stunningly smooth power." [9]

The album was featured in Bandcamp's "The Best Punk on Bandcamp" for September 2019. [10]

Track listing

  1. "Better Wings" – 5:03
  2. "Drop Foot" – 3:47
  3. "Section 9" – 3:09
  4. "Scrawler" – 2:39
  5. "The Assignment" – 0:42
  6. "Pay Dust" – 2:27
  7. "Pacifica" – 3:43
  8. "Because the Mountain Says So" – 4:48
  9. "Insect Conference" – 1:36
  10. "La Lontra" – 2:46
  11. "Touch Earth Touch Sky" – 6:17

Personnel

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  1. ↑ Shteamer, Hank (August 13, 2019). "Song You Need to Know: The Messthetics, 'Better Wings'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Breihan, Tom (July 10, 2019). "The Messthetics – "Better Wings"". Stereogum . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ Baines, Huw (September 5, 2019). "Meet Anthony Pirog, the virtuoso guitarist exploring improv noise in The Messthetics". Guitar.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Deming, Mark. "The Messthetics: Anthropocosmic Nest". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Khanna, Vish (September 5, 2019). "The Messthetics / Anthropocosmic Nest". Exclaim! . Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Cober-Lake, Justin (September 10, 2019). "The Messthetics: Anthropocosmic Nest". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ Kelly, Jennifer (September 11, 2019). "The Messthetics — Anthropocosmic Nest (Dischord)". Dusted. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Messthetics". PBS 106.7FM. October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ Newton, Caleb R. (September 24, 2019). "A Captivating Musical Adventure: The Messthetics". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  10. ↑ "The Best Punk on Bandcamp: September 2019". Bandcamp . September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
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