Repenter’s latest single “Skeletons” melds soulful, smoky vocals with grittily fuzzy guitar that soars like the musical equivalent of a cutting torch. And yet amidst that balance there are melancholic melodies and a dynamic structure that separates the song immediately from other bands who are using heavy distortion in their soundscape and basically aping some 90s alt-rock style. “Skeletons” is more like the logical progression out of 80s hard rock and New Wave. Taking the refined edge of the one and the well-crafted melodrama of the other to make the kind of song that isn’t beholden to either. The cover art, either a Frank Frazetta print or one made to imitate that style is the embodiment of how this band’s music works together—brute sonic force and melodic grace and fluidity. The art may make you expect to hear something like Molly Hatchet or Basil Poledouris but Repenter has mastered giving heavy rock some emotional nuance. Listen to “Skeletons” on Soundcloud or with the visualizations on YouTube.
Queen City Sounds and Art 
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