Feral Children at SXSW 2008 ::: Photo by Josh Lovseth

Seattle band Feral Children have been pounding out spooky visions on local stages for a few years now, developing a percussion-heavy repertoire of dark indie rock that I’ve declared on more than on occasion is destined Pitchfork-dom sooner or later. The band’s 2010 effort Brand New Blood via Sarathan Records only strengthens that suspicion and showcases a group that’s had some time to really grow up to their own expectations. One could certainly point to elements of Arcade Fire in their sound, what with the “Oooh, Oooh” harmonies and all, but I also strong find a strong association in Brand New Blood with an emerging local trend in pop for end-to-end song development care of bands like the Ironclads, M Bison, Navigator vs. Navigator, Skeletons with Flesh on Them, Alligators, Curtains for You and many others. Boring and predictable songs get old fast and this group of songs is hardly predictable or boring.

Feral Children are having a Brand New Blood Release party at Neumos this Wednesday January 27th. They’ll be headlining, and in support are John Atkins, and Jabon. Tickets are $8 adv (+ fees) via TicketsWest.

Update: Snag a free MP3 of “On A Frozen Beach” courtesy of Sarathan Records.