Happy third of the second to you all - not much to report here by way of an intro, have popped back over to the UK for the weekend for a little party, will be zooming back in a couple of hours and taking my hangover with me!
"Preamble: This band was once another band.
That band became one of my favourite bands, releasing
amazing jump up rock out numbers the tail end of the Naughties that got me
excited about guitar bands again. I kept missing them live but read of their
reputation of being a blistering confrontational live act. I waited 4 years for
an album and a headline tour to experience that reputation for myself. Then the
news came, they were releasing their debut for free but they were also
splitting up. That album made my 2010. I played it constantly until it’s become
an all-time favourite. Such a bitter sweet ending to such a great band.
Ramble: That was the past, the future is now.
Almost the instant this band split up they began a new
project, shifting music styles and became something quite different. They kept
their lyrical madness and ferocious live reputation but now have 2 drummers,
they’ve been known to up that to 4!?! Have I told you I love drums?
This time round I got to see them play in a tiny, tiny
Manchester pub in the Northern Quarter at the end of 2011. There were roughly
12 of us including the band in that room but that didn’t stop me from having
one of the most amazing live experiences ever! It was a rapturous and at the
same time quite scary experience, the singer was not gonna let anyone not enjoy
themselves to the maximum, throwing himself and most of the audience members
around. He commanded that we have fun and we did!
Their album has been released recently and it’s everything I
hoped it would be. It touches on so many genres of music but at all times
insists that you contort your body into crazy shapes and throw it around until
you’re spent. Apparently it’s great to drive round really fast shouting
the lyrics at the top of your voice to, so a friend tells me, ah-hem…
So tonight, my Listening Club comrades I ask that you play
this album on your biggest beefiest bassiest speakers (yes there will be bass)
or a really good set of headphones, dim the lights, stick on your disco lights
if you have any, maybe invite some open minded friends, family members or pets
and join me for a very MAXIMAL body moving experience!
PS. I’ve zipped up this bands album from when they were the
other band and included it in the package too. They gave it away free and as I
had planned to have it as a Listening Club album at some point you can listen
to it at your leisure. I hope you enjoy that too.
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