dredg

The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion

June 9, 2009

Building on already strong collection of studio albums, EPs and a live album, the newest release from experimental progressive rock band dredg reaches new ground for a band that has been continuously soaring up the ranks ever since their first album was released more than 10 years ago.

The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion is certainly the group’s most catchy album. Even so, they didn’t stray from their experimental side that made albums such as their debut Leitmotif so different. Sure, the feel of this band has seemed to change here and there over the years, but no one can be totally against that.

Still, the newest album is hooking, a complete attention grabber. Hayes hits a lot of right notes lyrically, combining his easily listenable, highly unique and incredibly distinctive voice with a band that, as simple as it sometimes may be, brings a highly complex sound.

By Michael Walsh