Lionface - Battle EP (Hunted Records)
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| Lionface - Battle EP |
Release Date: 24th September 2015
Bristolian quartet Lionface
always make me think of Alan Partridge for some reason but that's more down to
their name than their music. On this forthcoming EP, there is no room for
messing around as they hit the ground with an ominous stride on 'Vampire'
treating us o the musical bastard child of Skunk Anansie, Florence + The
Machine and Tool. 'Living' keeps the pace up with striding guitars, soulful
vocals and a mechanical sounding beat that is as relentless as it is infectious
- not to mention the creepy child like backing vocals and epic, Faith No
More-esque chorus. Lazy journalists might call this Ellie Goulding with a heavy
rock band behind her instead of electro pop chirruping but this is more than
that, more soulful and more substantial.
On 'Eclipse' Lionface take things
to a more electro spectrum with a sound that Clean Bandit would be too scared
to approach such is the visceral, high octane energy behind the brakeless
juggernaut that is ploughing remorselessly towards some bastion of corporate
control. The EP comes to a close on 'No Hope State' which is, by all accounts,
a more slow and morose number, like a ballad sung by some sexy alien in the bar
in Star Wars to a heartbroken Han Solo. All in all, Lionface do everything a
lion does - the terrify with their roar, entice with their beauty and inspire
awe with their grace.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/lionfacemusic
Live Dates:
25th September - The Louisiana, Bristol w/Nasty Little
Lonely + Towers
26th September - Sebright Arms, London