W.H. Lung – Inspiration (Hed Glo Inc.)
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| W.H. Lung - Inspiration |
Release Dates: Out Now
It is bold, to say the least, to
begin one’s career with a near eight-minute psych-meander accompanied by some
artwork depicting a yellow double decker bus that looks like a prop from a
Chuckle Brothers episode. Some would say fool-hardy but I’m sticking with bold.
Nevertheless, Manchester trio W.H. Lung are introduction themselves to polite
society with seven minutes and forty-two seconds ‘Inspiration’ which is quite
something. Building from a throbbing base, a disco beat soon gets things moving
but the anticipation is only pricked at around the minute mark as swagger
guitars join in. Then the Django Django meets Mark E. Smith vocals make things
a little more ‘arty’ and you start to picture the sweat dripping from the walls
of an underground Mancunian nightclub as these three jerk and reel about the
stage. Manc classics like Joy Division and the Stone Roses seep out through the
weaving guitars and erratic vocals mixed in with urgent, unrelenting drums. This
is definitely bold, I’m standing by that statement, but I would also say this bold
move is entirely justified by an electrifying debut.
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