Drawn toward each other by some magnetic force and a mutual love of Yo La Tengo and Polvo, the early conversations that led to forming Pardoner wouldn’t have happened had it’s members not been living in the dorms at San Francisco State University. In classic fashion, their new album Came Down Different, and first for Bar None Records, was recorded in a whirlwind two days with veteran producer and root beer aficionado Jack Shirley. Pulling from demos and new ideas birthed from a month of incessant rehearsal at their old SF lockout, the decision to double down on the band has yielded their best album to date.
Check out “Totally Evil System,” a savage track from Pardoner’s recent LP release, Come Down Different. The band brings an explosive mix of post-punk and swarming noise rock that pulls together the ferocious sounds of Buzzcocks and Parquet Courts.
