How to Destroy Angels is a musical project featuring Nine Inch Nail front man Trent Reznor, frequent collaborator Atticus Ross, and Mariqueen Maandig of the band West Indian Girl. The group released a self-titled, six song EP in June of 2010 which they are offering for free on their website.
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HTDA's debut EP seems more like a testing ground for a band trying to find it's way than it does a fully realized offering. The songs tend to musically be echoes of NIN marerial that has come before with the edition of Mariqueen's distinct but subdued vocal delivery. There are forshadowing moments of brilliance like on the track A Drowning, whose slow and meditative pace causes the song to become almost trance inducing. But for every high point there is a flash of retread; like on the song Fur-Lined, which comes off as a discount version of NIN's The Only off of 2005's come back album With Teeth. The potential for something amazing is here, but Reznor and company are still going through the birthing pains of finding an original voice. Of the project, Reznor says that the band has been working very hard at finding their "own sound and identity this time." The band is currently working on a full length offering due out sometime in mid to late 2011.
Check out the amazing music video for their track The Space Between:
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