1956 w/ Deconstructing Jim and Self-Evident

Milwaukee’s 1956 gets better with age. After a couple of early releases steeped in crushingly heavy alt-rock riffs and Helmet-inspired screeds, the alt-rock trio matured in satisfying directions on their 2007 record, Saboteur, which they spent years crafting. Swapping some of their hard-rock swagger for bleary-eyed sighs, the disc almost strikes the same melancholic tone as The National’s Boxeranother album by a band that mellowed with age to great effectwhile still playing to the band’s penchant for searing, propulsive guitar riffs.