PANTHER - the birds LP New Wave went into John McEntire’s Soma

went into John McEntire’s Soma Studios to record "We Are All From Somewhere Else" (Thrill Jockey

It got inspired by melodies coming from Kiwi Pop bands + contemporary indie garage bands such as Parquet Courts

snarling electric agitation and primal clattering

Even within a catalog as eclectic as Coil's

but with body-shaking chunks of simpler punk that refused to fit in with the wider template

PANTHER - the birds LP New Wave went into John McEntire’s SomaBrandnew six song 12". Panther is the two headed effort of Charlie Salas Humara (The Planet The) on vocals, cello and keys and Joe Kelly (31 Knots) on drums. But even when it was Charlie's solo effort he was never really alone. Whether live or on record there was a sense that Panther was being overtaken by something, not an alter ego, this was something else. Think Ian Curtis convulsive intensity and James Browns spastic swagger and you still won't