Dextors Conscience
We all grow up listening to stories. Some scare, challenge and teach, while others inspire us to hope. Dextors Conscience’s new album, Soundtrack the Distance (Starving Kids Records), is more than a collection of songs, but instead is a crafted narrative of emotion and faith set to melodic, rock and acoustic sounds. In the vein of Death Cab for Cutie and Dashboard Confessional, Brisbane four-piece Dextors Conscience wear their hearts on their sleeves for the world to see. It is in this vulnerability that we can connect and empathise; we cannot help but read on.
Like all timeless poets, singer/songwriter Matt Palmer deals with the human condition; our ability to love, pine and feel. “Your skin embraces my skin, your lips engaging my kiss, the alluring invitation you sent, to which my better judgment just won’t consent...” We are engaged because we identify.
According to Matt, “I really wanted to make this album lyrically tell a story, so I took this into account when selecting the tracks and the order of songs. The whole idea behind “Soundtrack the Distance” is the songs are the point in my life or experiences that got me from the person I was then to who I am now, sort of the soundtrack for the journey of my life.”
