Exclusive Premiere: New Borrisokane Song – “Feel Your Evil / Clean Bill of Health”

After a bloodcurdling scream opens “Feel Your Evil / Clean Bill of Health,” Borrisokane dives into sugary background oohs and ahhs as a baritone, classic-horror-film-narrator vocal track drones over shiny guitars and upbeat snare hits. This eventually gives way to a swirling mess of noise and ominous synths. Local celeb Laurie Gallardo once referred to this band as “gloom-pop” and it’s fitting, but I’m coming to see it as horror-pop. There’s a darkness here to be sure, and the band’s tunes evoke the same sort of blend of campy austerity and playfulness of an Evil Dead flick. It’s like The Cramps with all the pscyho, none of the billy, and a lot more electronics. However you slice it, Borrisokane’s new track is a triumph, a promise of great things to come from this band. The track will be part of one of the six EPs to be released in a box set as The Versus Project. See more about the project here, and keep your ears open for a release show happening next month.