{"id":142,"date":"2016-04-30T16:59:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T23:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highdesertmg.wpengine.com\/505-reasons-to-believe-the-hype\/2016\/04\/30\/moving-units-damage-with-care-moves-bodies-and-minds\/"},"modified":"2016-04-30T16:59:50","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T23:59:50","slug":"moving-units-damage-with-care-moves-bodies-and-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/505-reasons-to-believe-the-hype\/2016\/04\/30\/moving-units-damage-with-care-moves-bodies-and-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Units: \u2018Damage With Care\u2019 moves bodies and minds"},"content":{"rendered":"

By pcsanchez7505<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Whenever I try to describe Los Angeles band Moving Units to friends I usually get a confused reaction from them. It’s not because they’re not good, but because the band is best described as a punk dance collaboration. With so many different elements and sounds that come together, Moving Units are better experienced than described.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Their latest album, \u201cDamage With Care\u201d is a great example of the band’s work and singer Blake Miller’s creative vision to move bodies and minds alike.Released April 8, the album is a little dark and gritty but also genuine and infectious.<\/p>\n

While its sound is raw and a little unrefined, it’s equally as beautiful and pure. Danceable backbeats meet punk inspired guitar riffs while Miller sings both in a croon and higher pitched tone. The band pulls influences from obscure French Goth bands and infuses darker elements into more upbeat melodies.<\/p>\n

\u201cHyatt Girls\u201d starts the album on an upbeat note, at least melodically. Miller sings about the fundamental desire to be with someone and isn’t afraid of being vulnerable: \u201cthe one thing we have in common is the one thing we need the most \u2026 we need someone to hold.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOpposite of Rhyming,\u201d however, snarls its way into your mind with a rougher sound. It begs, it pleads, it ponders, but it also asserts an important question about beauty and aesthetics and how obsessing over it can lead us to pain. Miller does his best to frantically recite transcending lyrics over his band mates’ fast paced instrumentals.\"IMG_20160320_212255\"<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerican Infantile\u201d is reminiscent of a great Goth song with 80s pop influences. The bass lines and drum beats are so funky and prominent. It sounds like it belongs in the set list for an underground dance party, the kind filled with black attire and slinky vibes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFragile Magic\u201d paints a picture of opposing images. Beautiful women with troubled minds collide with good intentions and love becomes a fragile flame.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing Out\u201d keeps with the album’s momentum. It asserts an urgency and distance all while pleading for a connection with someone or something.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I’m going out of my mind, so tell me I’m fine or tell me I’m crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHouse of Dolls\u201d closes the album with an almost disco undertone. The chorus gets in your head and brings together dark and edgy with chic and sensual.<\/p>\n

The album on a whole is a strange, beautiful and dark creation. It makes you dance, think and feel on a higher level all within its carefully constructed melodies. Sensuality and an innate hunger are weaved throughout the album, and Miller uses fundamental desires to pose poignant questions about society. Despite its hard exterior, there’s a vulnerability to this album that is refreshing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to get dark, but celebrational,\u201d Miller said about the album’s sound and direction.<\/p>\n

He and band mates Mike Delgado and Danny DeLeon worked tirelessly in their recording space in L.A. to craft their album and paid attention to every sonic detail.<\/p>\n

Miller has been fronting Moving Units for the past 15 years and said working on this album has been very fun and inspiring.<\/p>\n

\u201cDamage With Care\u201d is certainly not your typical music concoction, but if you’re not afraid of exploring a more obscure side of yourself, I highly suggest checking out Moving Units.<\/p>\n

Moving Units kick off their \u201cDamage With Care\u201d tour with two shows in Southern California: May 26 in San Diego and May 27 in L.A. For more information, visit the band’s Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n

Essential Tracks: \u201cOpposite of Rhyming\u201d \u201cHouse of Dolls\u201d and \u201cFragile Magic\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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