These PlainsVertical Scratchers · 2014

pitchfork

“Throughout his career, John Schmersal has played in bands (Brainiac, Enon, Crooks on Tape) that take the framework of what could be considered "indie rock"—wiry guitar work, sloppy rhythms, fragmented lyrics—and filters it through experimental, jazzy prisms of synthesizers, samplers, and kitchen sink instrumentation. For his latest project on Merge, Vertical Scratchers, Schremsal has teamed up wit”