The Oxhorn Music Mix

Max Hellmann and John Collins’ angular guitars battle it out to lay claim to the irresistible introduction of Controlling the Famous’ stand-out track Two Sides. A propulsive drum and bass carry you along, sweep you down, lock in a fiery rhythm. The song, and the rest of the stellar album Automatic City, deal with how you define and build a stable life when you’re young, alone, poor in a fast city, and then, then the song hits it on the head:

A smile on my face
A car to drive
Someone in shotgun, by my side

And the soul decides to make one congruent line

Explosive guitars jingle and shimmer. And with that thought the song returns to its primeval rhythm, now marked by a new knowledge, peace, comfort and a soaring harmony.

It’s a shame Controlling the Famous have decided to call it quits.

Sounds like the love child of: The Dismemberment Plan and Minus the Bear.

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