'No mess, no fuss' is the best description for their debut release 'Closer Than You Think' which is a mix of crunchy hardcore punk with sang vocals mixing influences of Gorilla Buscuits, early Sick Of It All, The Business and Speak 714. This is an awesome record.
A Middle Sex are a trio from Manchester. Here they weave together marathon syncopated drumming, choral singing with static drones and voices that float in through the cracks and join the party of stalactites above. Bookended by sunburned guitar and swirls of ecstatic vocals, you might just dream about the lions again. 'Unclean Yawn' drifts between bleached visions of distant 'pop' music and nauseating, nerve-fried habitats. Temperatures grapple their way through 16 minutes of enveloping decay in 'Bifurcation'. Weirdo vocals loop themselves into a rage of gin and pain killers before riding the wet concrete wave of total abyss. Overblown electronics and submerged bass dance to the death with drums that carousel and alternate in deep, sparse rhythm and finally implode in a heads down, rifle-fire free work out.
The Amistad were formed from the ashes of Sheffield legends Four Dumb Kids. They crack out their textbook blend of UK punk blended with Florida gruff. Fans of Leatherface and Hot water Music will enjoy this for sure. Above Them play melodic 90 emo influenced punk rock. Not too far away from Small Brown Bike with bits of Spy Versus Spy. Comes on bright blue vinyl and 2 cheeky beer mats.
