Natalie Pryce - Janine/Bisclavaret
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| Natalie Pryce - Janine/Bisclavaret |
Take four burly Scottish men
inspired by the likes of Grinderman and Tom Waites and then give them a band
name like Natalie Pryce. Now, there may be a very good and sentimental reason
behind this - a sadly missed friend or a favourite B Movie actress - but I just
hope to God they haven't done this to impress a girl. Trust me, "Natalie,
I love you so much I named my band after you" just sounds creepy. Then
again, they do say creepy is as creepy does and Natalie Pryce do creepy pretty
well on new single 'Janine' (the ex-girlfriend presumably). They even manage to
make a harmonica sound menacing as this David Lynch-esque lounge music sashays
in announced by the desperate vocals of Mark
Swan - if ever a man sounded unhinged and on the edge it is Mr Swan - I can say
that because they are in Scotland and I'm way down in Cornwall...I hope. The
other half of this single is the more laid back, country feel of 'Bisclavaret'
which sounds like it was found on the cutting room floor of Tarantino's From
Dusk Til Dawn editing suite. This is the kind of band that you're drawn too
because of their malevolence but scared of because of just how far they might
go. A beautiful place to exist and make music.
More information: www.nataliepryce.co.uk