Town Portal - Grindwork

jms directed me towards Town Portal the other day, saying they sound like "instrumental Shiner." Say no more, I'm in. Of course, that two word description is just the enticement to get you in the door. Town Portal's Grindwork is its own thing, not simply a knock off of Shiner. They share a sonic palette with ominous tones, some angular guitars and lots of spacey influences. All good things. There's also a nice mixture of swelling strings and the occasionally brutal guitar explosion.

I'm not familiar with their prior work but, as an introduction, Grindwork is an instantly enjoyable and somewhat dark journey.