A Deer A Horse - Twin Criminal | Naw | Vangas

21+ | 8:00 pm | $8

"Brooklyn’s A Deer A Horse is a band that doesn’t adhere to any one musical identity. Across its previous releases the band has turned in indie-pop, Devo-like spasms, and seemingly everything in between. And the title track to its new EP Backswimmer opens with a doom metal dirge while still having a huge vocal hook. In a way, it sounds like the Melvins turning in a pop song, finding ways to keep a hook running through a song that’s otherwise grim and sludgy. It’s an approach that fits the song’s thematic arc, which the band describes as being influenced by the documentary series Making A Murderer." -AV Club