Elephant Memoirs - Elephant Memoirs
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Gateshead trio Elephant Memoirs
(see what they've done there?) released this EP back in August but it's new to
me and I thought it was worth bringing to your attention. There's an elemental
rawness to these songs which, mixed with vocals in a regional accent, has drawn
me in like the proverbial moth. Opening track 'Dirt' is full of nervous energy
and itchy behaviour with a throbbing bass line, snapping drums and jumpy
guitars in the back ground. Up next is 'Aim For The Faith' and has a touch of
the Maximo Parks about it what with the choppy guitars and breathless vocals
intermingling perfectly.
'Herecules' is probably the
weakest track on the album with some slightly dirgy guitars and vocals a little
too high and flat in the mix but there's still a punky edge which keeps you
listening. The EP closes with a Billy Bragg-esque tune of folky-punk origins, 'Champion
of the Universe', that is one of the select few songs I've ever heard to
contain the word wanker in the lyrics. Elephant Memoirs are not the finished
article and they need a little more polishing but there is something here worth
polishing so keep an eye on them and maybe stick a cheeky each-way bet on them
to be making some ripples this time next year.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/elephantmemoirs?fref=ts
Live Dates:
8th November - Dog & Parrot, Newcastle
15th November - Club Sandy, South Shields
22nd November - Lord Clyde, Byker w/Pretty Livid Imps