Labels: Soul Is Cheap
Review by: Andy Malcolm
Woah. Where in the world have these guys been? And does all their stuff sound like this? According to the cover, this is on song split across two sides, recorded in 1999, and released in 2002. They play long, meandering emo malarkey that is basically a cross between stuff like Plunger and Julia. Or Moss Icon and Grain if you prefer that. Total atmosphere, repetition, desperate vocals that are building up from urgently spoken to shouted and cried. It builds up bit by bit, bringing the groove and just shattering me into several pieces. It has all the requisite ingredients. A familiar guitar sound, a mid-song break down where they brood and talk the words sombrely before bringing the guitars back with more power than ever before and elevating the vocals to their peak. Yep. It’s a bit special. Basically if you like emo, this 7″ will make you die. Absolutely incredible.