Labels: self released
Review by: Chris Bress
The Murder Of are a band Ive seen countless times and a band I’ve enjoyed time and time again. The first time I saw them, quite a long time ago now, they were really brutal “emo-violence”, they went absolutely nuts (a given) and the music was chaotic and brutal. However, things have changed. They progressed and mutated (and lost and gained members) into a whole new band. While they always flirted with post rock now it seems to take up the whole of their live show and this is the first proper record to show their progression. After the first spin of this I didn’t know what to think, I liked the direction but I couldn’t find any good tunes or hooks. I soldiered on though as I knew they had good potential to Rock! It kicks off with a jazzy Chicago number not far off from Tortoise and Joan Of Arc. The b-side instantly made me think of what Cap’n Jazz would have done had they carried on and not mutated into Joan Of Arc, its got the nasal vocals, the childlike quality and a warmth not felt by their elder British kindred spirits Polaris and Baby Harp Seal. Although I’m sure loads of people are going to wonder why a band they like doesn’t still want to sound like The Locust, but that’s their problem. Get in touch to track down the last copies, beautifully screen printed for your pleasure.