VIDEO OF THE DAY: “LOOK HOMEWARD, HEATHEN” BY GRASSFIGHT

New York City band Grassfight has followed up its October 2011 EP, Icon, with another five-track, creatively titled Icon, EP 2. Released on July 24, the EP evokes 1970s Joy Division, 1980s Jesus and Mary Chain, and 1990s/2000s Interpol as well as Sonic Youth, with a big, brash, propulsive sound that can shake your bones and rattle your soul. Formed in Denton, Texas, in 2006, the trio of guitarist-singer Nathan Forster, bassist-singer Tamsi New, and drummer Mark Demiglio put Forster’s drony, commanding voice in the forefront, from the aggressive “Look Homeward, Heathen” to the bold, in-your-face “Hailey” and “Rhodendron” to the deeply intimate “Until You Sleep (Icy Slope).” On “Look Homeward, Heathen,” Forster sings, “I don’t want to know how it ends.” For Grassfight, perhaps things are only really just beginning. Grassfight will be at Arlene’s Grocery on September 1 at 11:00, preceded by Captain Baby at 10:00 and followed by Troublemakers at midnight. To get a taste of what you’re in for, you can check out the new EP for free here.