NARCS - RHS (Clue Records)
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| NARCS - RHS |
The Clue Records roster has been
pretty strong recently and Leeds boys Allusondrugs have been getting a huge
amount of well deserved attention. For me, though, it is label mates and fellow
Leeds chaps NARCS that are the stronger band
on the label and, perhaps, one of the best new bands coming out of the
UK right now. New single 'RHS' is out now and it starts like agitated man
hammering up plaster board having punched a hole in the wall during the
previous evening's drunken stupor. When the sleazy guitars and rumbling bass
join in the full scale of this rock behemoth is suddenly apparent so all it
needs is a charismatic and melodic vocal - step up, Wilko. As rock tunes go
this is a beast full of dark spirits, malevolent mischief and moments of full
on, balls to the wall, bag of nails down the throat, sweating eyeballs power
that fans of Rage Against The Machine and Reuben will adore. Oh, and if that
weren't enough for a free download (you lucky bleeders) there's also a free
B-side in the shape of 'Bridge' which is, initially, a mellower affair with
pinched acoustic notes and atmospheric tones. Nevertheless, the intensity
builds, the frustration grows and the agitation spills over in to an heroically
epic speedball ending full of thunderous drums and the kind of guitars that
only those possessed by the spirit of rock'n'roll could create. This is an
immense single and the fact that it's being given away for free suggests these
guys know they've got more in their locker for 2015. You heard it here first.
Possibly.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/NARCSband?fref=ts
Listen Here/Free Download: https://soundcloud.com/narcsband/sets/rhs/s-Xwk9Q
Live Dates:
21st February - Puzzle Hall, Sowerby Bridge