107.7 The End, a Seattle radio station, recently put out a compilation album of live performances taken from their Morning Alternative show. Among the exclusive tracks is this previously unreleased Pretty Girls Make Graves track, which could possibly see the light of day on their next album (they’ve been introducing it at shows as a new song, in any case). It’s not the best recording, and the live radio setting isn’t the greatest venue for a loud, punkish band like Pretty Girls Make Graves, but it’s a taste of things to come from the Seattle band.

I can’t say I’m all that impressed by the song, though; it sounds as though the band’s throwing away most of the things that make them interesting, like the usually outstanding guitar work and the aggressive rhythm section. Even Andrea Zollo sounds subdued on the track, a shame given her usually propulsive vocals. This, combined with the revelation that maybe Zollo just can’t sing very loudly in concert (and has to make it up in post-production on record), has me worried about PGMG’s next album. I suppose we’ll just have to wait and see.