Altered Zones

I got my first taste of Spanish Prisoners' shimmering dream-pop last year, when they self-released their Los Angeles Guitar Dream EP via Bandcamp. The Brooklyn four-piece has a knack for crafting narrative-based, melodic vignettes, not unlike the self-contained story-universes that made Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It In People so compelling back in the day. "Know No Violence," below, is a track from their forthcoming Gold Fools full-length, which also contains a woozy reworking of the "Los Angeles Guitar Dream" single. Featuring gymnastic melodic changes, wispy theatrical asides, and the kind of reverb that makes a lead guitar line simulateously hazier and more vivid, "Know No Violence" makes me feel like mining the fullness of Gold Fools will be quite the repeat adventure. --Emilie Friedlander, Visitation Rites

MP3: Spanish Prisoners: "Know No Violence"

Gold Fools album will be self-released by the band this Fall. Visit their website for details