the obsession

THE OBSESSION

http://www.theobsession.co.uk

 “…catalyses a perfomance that's part Baptist evangelism, part nervous breakdown…. the first green shoots of greatness,  but amid the rushes of 'Under The Night' or the chaos of 'Wires', you can feel the crowd suck it in, growing an inch or two taller and bolder. It all ends with guitars slammed to the ground and a little homoerotic wrestling. Just as it should."

econoline

ECONOLINE

By going far from home, you're actually getting closer

http://www.seriouslygroovy.com/

“…the band's acclaimed debut album 'Music is Stupid', includes 'Full Tar' and the highly acclaimed 'I'm Plagued'. Their singles have picked up airplay from John Peel and Steve Lamacq at BBC Radio 1, John Kennedy at XFM and the UK press (kerrang! KKKK) are responding overwhelmingly. Unstoppable!..” ----  “..The band proudly wear their influences on their sleeves with 'I'm Plagued', although this time the title track has a slightly more grunge feel about it, bringing to mind groups like Dinosaur Jr and Mudhoney, this compliments their other comparisons; Husker Du, Pavement, The Get Up Kids and The Cure…”

ormondroyd

ORMONDROYD

http://www.ormondroydhq.co.uk

“…a synthesis of graceful elegies cocooned in naïve, childlike simplicity; of smoothed sophistication; of insecure, frayed edges. Cresting arches of awestricken strings and picture book harmonies. Peaceful in its remoteness, anxious in its loneliness….”

ten days

TEN DAYS

http://www.10days.co.uk

“…Ten Days have either been trawling through their dad’s middle-eastern record collection or have  (more likely) been gorging on System of a Down. It was eastern influence and political zeal that elevated S.O.A.D. leagues above their peers and here, it marks Ten Days out from the current line of tediously generic metal rust…”

“ A band that combines Sabbath muscle with Fugazi’s dynamics and penchant for civil disobedience….”

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twenty minutes

(hope dies last)

TWENTY MINUTES

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 “. . . The vocal flights of Yorke with the angry intention of Kobain - This three piece use guitars to full effect - single string and rasping, picked interludes, working perfectly over strident bass lines and accurate, angular drumming… smooth, intense, passionate and full of perfectly formed, often noisy often dark tunes ….”