Tommy Giles Rogers, lead singer for experimental metal act Between the Buried and Me, has ventured into a solo album territory with Pulse under the moniker Thomas Giles. Pulse showcases Giles’ fascination of and penchant for electronically driven, alternative tunes. It’s also pretty freakin’ good. 
Giles’ first foray into solo artist territory was with the disjointed, electro heap of a mess called Giles. This previous effort seemed to be driven solely by nonsensical lyrics and noisy synthetics. Thankfully, Pulse is light-years away from that adolescent release. Album opener “Sleep Shake” features futuristic western sounds that resembles something between Muse and Rammstein with just a light dusting of Nancy Sinatra’s “Bang, Bang” The multi-layered, multi-genred mixes continue with the Foo Fighters + Kraftwerk “Reverb Island” through the Radiohead + Deftones “Hypoxia.”
The massive breadth of Giles’ songwriting talent is impressive. If nothing else, it proves that it is possible for anyone to appreciate and be influenced by a multitude of bands or artists. Unlike the strangely celebrated Plastic Beach by the Gorillaz (which resembles more influence regurgitation than genius), Pulse pulls from just as many different directions but assembles an album that  feels streamlined and succinct. Kind of like a less goofy Reggie and the Full Effect album.
For fans of nearly any genre of music in the middle of the sonic spectrum between super pop and extreme experimentation (the album isn’t catchy enough for the former or crazy enough for the latter) Pulse will speak to you on some level and—hopefully—introduce you to something you hadn’t heard before.
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