The anticipation builds for The Screaming Females impending fourth album release, titled “Castle Talk.” To be released through Don Giovanni records on September 14, the tracks appear positioned to match and possibly even surpass the quality shown on their previous album “Power Move.” On that record, the single "I Do" gave us an anthemic feel by way of a descending chord progression. While the bass and drums throttled forward like a 1980’s SST label punk band, guitars chunked over top until the inevitable sinewy guitar solo. “ Bell ” took that same formula but sped everything up a bit. There the vocals alternated between a sing and a scream, but still found the room for well placed background aaaahhhs. Still, the lead guitar solo’s jumped out at you, and it wouldn’t be a stretch to compare this band to a legendary act like Dinosaur Jr. “Buried In The Nude” stretched it all even further. More angular and a tad frantic, what’s clear is the equal interplay of a power trio that thinks like a band. Marissa may be the flashy focus, as gifted guitarists usually are, however one can sense the band dynamic clearly at work here. The new album can’t come soon enough. – Dave Cromwell