Strange Symmetry Format:CD each song delves deep into

each song delves deep into the blank gaze

Atlanta trio The Coathangers were very much of the classic punk ethos—the band was a live entity

and both bands had guitarists that were dabbling in solo material

and drive them with down-home vocal harmonies

Mastered for vinyl by Bernie Grundman

Strange Symmetry Format:CD each song delves deep intoDuring the cold months of 2008 Past Lives recorded some new songs. "Beyond Gone" announces the band's arrival with "no curtain call." Guitars seethe and snarl. Contempt hangs in the air. "Strange Symmetry" recalls the hypnotizing lock step of The Monorchid. Continually building. Increasingly frantic. Finally breezy. "Skull Lender" rides a feral gallop of desire for memory erasure. The plinky din of jackpot slots couches the fateful ascent of "Reverse