Violent Soho – In The Aisle (I Oh You Records)
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| Violent Soho - In The Aisle |
Some bands sound like the country
they come from and some sound like they were just born in the wrong place. You
want examples? OK. To my ears, Biffy Clyro and the Proclaimers sound very, very
Scottish but Swim Deep sound like they should be from the West Coast of America
and Daft Punk should be Mexican. Don't agree? Write a letter to someone who cares
and then post it to yo mama!! Sorry, there was no need for that. I apologise.
Anyhoo, the point I was trying to make is that Violent Soho do not sound like
the Australians that they are but, rather, sound like Seattle indie-grungers
and it is, therefore, no surprise that previous releases of theirs have been
housed on the great Thurston Moore's imprint, Ecstatic Plastic. This new
single, a mere prelude to next month's album, is an urgent, energetic and in
your face three and a half minutes of fuzzy guitars, melodic harmonies and
drums that repeatedly you punch you square in the senses. 'In The Aisle' sounds
like every obscure 90s lo-fi indie-grunge band I loved and never heard from
again but that's just the way I like it - an angry, messy, one-night stand of a
song where both parties are fully aware of what they are getting themselves in
for. The album, I would suggest, will be an altogether more long-term affair -
a summer romance at the very least!
More information: https://www.facebook.com/violentsoho?fref=ts
Live Dates:
14th August – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney (w/Bearhug)
15th August – Liberty Social, Melbourne (w/Damn
Terran)
16th August – Crowbar, Brisbane (w/ Roku Music +
Postblue)