You might be surprised to learn that Death Vessel isn’t a morbid metal band, but instead a Sub Pop signee and the folk project of one Joel Thibodeau – just as surprising, perhaps, as hearing Thibodeau’s voice for the first time and being bowled over by the pitch. Of all of this band’s notable features, it’s Thibodeau’s high-octave vox that commands your attention, but you’ll stay for the songs themselves and their tendency to sound epic and truncated all at once. more ›