Strange Symmetry Format:CD and those staccato riffs and

and those staccato riffs and dance beats practically begged to be re-examined from behind the producer’s console

Atlanta trio The Coathangers were very much of the classic punk ethos—the band was a live entity

The band creates a fuzz-frenzy as deep as it is wide

Mastered for vinyl by Bernie Grundman

and both bands had guitarists that were dabbling in solo material

Strange Symmetry Format:CD and those staccato riffs andDuring the cold months of 2008 Past Lives recorded some new songs. "Beyond Gone" announces the band's arrival with "no curtain call." Guitars seethe and snarl. Contempt hangs in the air. "Strange Symmetry" recalls the hypnotizing lock step of The Monorchid. Continually building. Increasingly frantic. Finally breezy. "Skull Lender" rides a feral gallop of desire for memory erasure. The plinky din of jackpot slots couches the fateful ascent of "Reverse