For Physical Fitness is the debut LP by New Hampshire’s Tan Vampires and it’s highly recommended. A blend of numerous Indie Rock stylings, the album is wonderfully eclectic with driving rock (Sweep Up The Pieces), throbbing electronics (Customer Service Satisfaction), sombre reflection (I Found a Body) and whatever comes in between (see Digital Rot). The vocal delivery of lead singer Jake Mehrmann is plaintive and often reminiscent of Wintersleep’s Paul Murphy. In fact, other comparisons could be made with Wintersleep, with several tracks sharing the paranoid desperation of the Novia Scotia band. That said, Tan Vampires are very much their own men and have here made a sound all of their own. Get it via the band here.
