Brooklyn-based outfit DAD — James Watson (vocals), Jon Murphy (guitar), David Flick (bass) and Jeremy Duvall (drums) — specialize in a doom-drenched, sludge metal sound and lyrical approach that draws from an eclectic array of acts that include Slayer, The Jesus Lizard and Big Black among others.
“Snake Handshake,” the Brooklyn-based outfit’s second release this year through Fear Icon Records sees the band’s sound shifting from full-tilt face melt rippers to a furious and sludgier wall of sound paired with thunderously pummeling drumming and Watson’s Henry Rollins-like howls. At its core, the song expresses the sort of righteous and expected distrust of handshake-driven business deals, rooted in the shadiness of corporate types — in all industries. But interestingly, the song’s narrator invites doubts into his own integrity. Perhaps it’s all just bullshit, huh?
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