Austin Sound

Frantic Clam’s sophomore EP, Anatomica, has been garnishing a lot — I mean A LOT — of praise from critics, fans, and musical savants alike. And there’s a good reason for that. Anatomica is a collection of the catchiest and most refreshing songs I have heard in a long time. It seems that artists today are always trying to punctuate their sound and de-genre-fy themselves in order to get recognition (i.e. Ponytail), but Frantic Clam easily dodges labeling while still remaining relevant. Anatomica is an album composed in grandeur. The themes of the songs are all-encompassing and anthemic, the instrumentation is heavy, yet the album achieves a very accessible and grounded feel.

We get it! The country is a sinking boat being tossed around on the high apocalyptic seas! We have no idea really what this video has to do with Frantic Clam’s song “We Own the Night” (which is awesome, if oh so short), but it’s still a pretty cool video. The quartet put it together with the help of Austinite Andrew Lankes, and the song is off of their new sophomore EP Anatomica. You can catch Frantic Clam next at 101X’s Austin Homegrown on April 29 at the Mohawk, with Speak and Model UN! Video after the jump.