Building their own bizarre universe and hurling themselves through it at warp speed, Portland, Oregon’s The Macks return with new single “Cypher Sore Eyes.” A droning, dissonant and disillusioned track, The Macks question how we are supposed to move about life when every action seems to support a cause we don’t stand behind. Existing day-to-day starts to feel like a weapon that can be turned on someone else in a moment’s notice .
Vocalist Sam Fulwiler shared that, “‘Cypher Sore Eyes’ offers a view from a cog in the war machine. The song explores shame and guilt when one is pitted against an enemy that they did not select themselves. It’s about fighting someone else’s battles, locally or globally, without understanding the motive of your own aggression.”
Guitarist Ben Windheim continued, “Cypher is downtrodden, relentless, and bleak. Musically, it’s dissonant and odd-timed. We did our best CAN impression with the percussion loops, which is leading us into some pretty heady jams on stage when we play this one live. We were listening to ‘Planet Caravan’ when dialing in the vocal effects. RIP Ozzy.”
The Macks latest album, Bonanza, is out now via DevilDuck Records/Monotone’s record label fullaway. Described by the band as “a collection of miscellaneous rock that could only have been crafted by this dedicated and bull-headedly sincere troupe of desperate artists,” The Macks are coming unglued but are fully in their pocket.
The Macks may have stumbled upon their Bonanza, but there is no pot of gold at the end of this rainbow. It’s all about the grind, baby! Steam locomotives accelerate faster than this band, every action met with an equal and opposite reaction. For 10 years, The Macks have been collecting disciples one at a time, and now are delivering a record made for them.
