Parts & Labor

It seems as if Parts & Labor have been on the verge of a major breakthrough since their inception. Stalwarts of Brooklyn, NY's crowded noise rock scene, the now three-piece have critical respect but are rarely lauded like so many of their hometown peers. Of course, it's not as if the band are bothered by any lack of recognition. With each successive album, Parts & Labor sound increasingly comfortable in their skin. Constant Future is their most accessible record yet, teeming with the trademark melodies of dual vocalists Dan Friel and B.J. Warshaw over heaps of churning keyboard bleeps and skronks. The triumphant stomp of "A Thousand Roads" could have easily been a radio hit a decade-and-a-half ago, back when bands like Girl Against Boys, who carved a similarly noisy swath across the throat of modern rock, got major label deals. Instead, Parts & Labor operate on their terms, crafting mini-epics for the converted to pump their fists to.