Nightclub Version of the Eternal

Nightclub Version of the Eternal is the name of the new Howling Hex joint, and as ever, it's a blast. Songs are vehicles for freedom excursions, and that's what The Howling Hex uses them for - traveling to distant places in the process. Still, this almost shortchanges the songs themselves which in the hands of Neil Michael Hagerty utilize a challenging array of lyrical images that imply social criticism, self-caricature, role-playing and vision-quests, while nimbly side-stepping the deeper implications of all these things. The melodies are laid out over changes and played like jazz in full-on rock mode. These are the mechanics of the New Border Sound. And the result always sounds like a wild party. You'll see - once you've visited Nightclub Version of the Eternal, prove me wrong!