Manuals - In A Clean, Well Lighted Place (Get In To It
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| Manuals - In A Clean, Well Lighted Place |
Alex and Andy are from Leeds and
they are the raw energy behind Manuals. Raw is the operative word here as this
is a blast of grungy, distorted, wall-of-noise guitar music that is as rough
around the edges as it is full of vitality. The slab of sound that is 'In A
Clean, Well Lighted Place' has a heaviness that combines with vulnerability to
evoke thoughts of Reuben or My Vitriol in their prime. I do genuinely worry for
the future of bass guitarists in rock though if you can make a noise of this
size with just guitar and drums. 'A Room Of Our Own' is the other track to
feature here and it's something of a slow jam in hardcore terms. The twisted
and barely held together guitar notes are kept in motion by the powerhouse
drums before the pained and distorted vocals skew out of the speakers. The
production quality isn't the best on these songs but these days it's actually
quite nice to hear a band who have put more effort in to just creating music
they feel passionately about rather than getting to send pitch perfect and
smooth. Raw and unaffected stuff which is A.O.K. by me.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/manualsareaband?ref=hl
Listen/Download: http://manuals-are-a-band.bandcamp.com/
Live Dates:
28th June - The Dog & Parrot, Newcastle Upon Tyne