Barricades – Demo
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| Barricades - Demo |
Release Date: Out Now
Time for three fresh tracks from
two lads making one whole lotta racket. London based duo Barricades (great name
by the way) are a no-nonsense garage-punk outfit and opening track ‘England’s
Eyes’ hits you straight between the eyes like walking through the wrong door in
the pub and finding yourself in the middle of a UKIP rally. Fierce, piercing
guitars are met with crashing drums and it’s all referred by a punk yelp that
reminds me of Cassels or early Subways, especially when they ask “Are you
fucking high?”.
‘Pipe Down’ is no less visceral
but there’s more of a post-punk effort going on here with elements of At The
Drive-In and Pixies sneaking in to the snarling, meandering guitars and
flailing drums before a Lou Reed-esque drawl creeps in – I just read that back;
Pixies, At The Drive-In and Lou Reed referenced in one song ain’t bad is it?
The final track on this collection ‘Know, See, Want, Need’ find Nick and Jordan
in swaggering mood and this, for me, is the highlight track here as the duo
step in the sliver in the Venn diagram between Royal Blood and the Black Keys
for a blues fuelled jam that gets the juices flowing with its choppy guitars
and rolling drums that sound like a four-minute solo. Two men, three tunes and
one hell of an exciting prospect – these guys are right at the beginning,
somebody pick ‘em up, quick.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/barricadeslondon/