15 years ago, Daryl Palumbo had already made quite a name for himself in post-hardcore circles with Glassjaw – his project with guitarist Justin Beck. They’d released two albums, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence and Worship And Tribute in 2000 and 2002 respectively, and were known for mastering a unique, heavy sound that quickly garnered them a cult following. People began to believe they knew what to expect from Daryl Palumbo. They were wrong. In August of 2004, in what became an extended break between Glassjaw albums, Daryl teamed up with hip-hop producer Dan ‘The Automator’ Nakamura to release Decadence as Head Automatica. Decadence was impossible to pin down: mixing dance music, garage and post-punk in 11 ostensibly poppy but still rock-tinged trac...
