If speed were a measure of a band’s greatness, then RACECAR RED would have it nailed as the greatest band in the world. As it stands they’re adorned with fetching red rosettes and angular fret-work to garnish their mini post-punk morsels, which resemble the early ‘get up and go’ pace of The Cure.
Between lashings of Korg and sporadic drumming, they swap lead vocalists – one being a jerky dancer (during ‘Shrimp’) and the other bashing a tambourine while he slurs his vocals. By fitting ten songs into the space of a Mars Volta guitar solo, they are a whirlwind wonder, although this leaves them with dangerously forgettable melodies.
Aural assaults rarely arrive as unexpectedly as they do when MODEL HORROR are playing. Opening download ‘Folio’ unfolds to an almost hip hop/grime start – it’s all taught synths, shattering drum machines and furiously nagging lyrics.
Geared up to be their second release on Fake DIY records, ‘Catch This Disease’ is a soaring slice of keyboard throttling disco-punk, reminiscent of Forward, Russia! with its snatches of drums and beats. Ian Larter’s pungent tones grow more fraught for B-side ‘Lead The Way’, during which the fuzzed up guitars prove more than equal to his urgent screaming.
Their frenetic set is over all too soon, but it leaves a keen taste in the mouth – with those ear splitting drives to reconciliation between the frustration of the vocals and jubilation of the music. It’s an earful of desperation, frankness and definite empire-building melodies.
Best new band in Glasgow, by a mile!
...Any more snooker cliches?
...Second track sounds like a more snarly mid-60s Who. Excellent.
...First one sounds like Sean Ryder having a flashback but second track is a killer.
...once you've drunk a bottle of Maker's Mark in Copehagen?
...The more I watch it, the more I like it.
...Sex on Fire is good once you've drunk a bottle of Maker's Mark in Copenhagen
...
Ric recommends the 'fruity and feisty world' of The Kabeedies.
...
Simon Frank recommends the psychedelic punk rock of Canadians DDMMYYYY
...
Ric Rawlins introduces us to breast fixated Red Lace Records artistes, International Trust...
...
Excellent slice of full on old school rock from The Binges. Recommended by our readers, it's now a firm favourite in the artrocker.com office.
...
Now then, Devendra Banhart. I've always liked his beard, but not his music. However, his new collaboration with Greg Rogrove - called Megapuss - is rather good.
...
Sources close to the band have leaked this fantastic, exclusive new demo track from The Thermals.
...
Post new comment