When it comes to Pearls & Bones, they’re all over the place, but in the best way possible. Mish mashing together hip-hop, metalcore, backpack rap, and pop-punk, this is a trio that couldn’t care less about musical classifications or expectations. In the near-decade they have been together, the group has produced five EPs and two full-lengths, with their third, Cool Uncles, coming later this year. Cool Uncles has been two years in the making, a period of great technical and aesthetic progress, with the band casting their musical inspirations even wider to include artists like Enter Shikari, Gorillaz, Don Broco, and EarthGang. A good instance of Pearls & Bones’ originality and musical unpredictability is “Sawed in Half,” from the new album. The song was inspired by the film Kill Bill...
