Brum brum indeed. Italian duo Rev Rev Rev's sound takes it back to
the old school, vast fuzzy guitars creating a psychedelia best filed
somewhere in the early 90s section of your CD collection. Loud yet
dreamy, singer Laura Iacuzio’s vocal swirls amidst the noisy
accompaniment, homemade noisy accompaniment no less in the form of
DIY stomp boxes and the like. A lazy but obvious comparison is that
they also sound akin to My Bloody Valentine who I have never liked
that much but know lots of people that do. So this should whet their
whistles.
Released 20th October, 2014. The band are playing next week in the
UK in various places.
This band name just only sounds good if you have David Bellamy saying
it. But anyway. A quartet from London and Hampshire (Hampshire, then),
their second single is a catchy little beast with super poppy harmonies
and oriental-style synths that remind me a bit of Mystery Jets’
dalliance with the 80s. Although Habitats take it to a while new level
by nicking the bassy, calypso bit in Duran Duran’s ‘Rio’
and sticking it in here, amidst jangly guitars and apparent sunshine
melodies.
‘You let your thoughts run wild’, they say. Though they
haven’t let theirs do the same when writing this track, one of
their members has the beautiful moustache of a ‘70s porn star,
which makes up for the fact that ‘Peace of Mind’ is in no
way original. But then nor are The 1975 and it hasn’t done them
any harm. Habitats are half way through a residency at ‘The Old
Blue Last’ so you may as well go and see them, though I doubt
it’s the last you’ll hear from them.
Released 3rd November, 2014.
Sharptooth are four Scottish girls who like making noise. Apparently
bonding over their love of Hole and PJ Harvey, new single, ‘Sister’,
instead sounds a bit like Melissa Auf Der Maur’s solo efforts,
mystical and heavy but still with a hint of femininity that is now
sadly hidden under Courtney’s nips and tucks. Grungy guitars
and almost witchlike vocals compliment each other in what turns out
to be quite a long song but with enough twists and turns to keep the
listener interested, lurching from seething angriness to a calm, collected
hint of walking to one’s doom- also sounding really fresh for
something so heavily influenced by the past. Dark and brooding, in
summary Sharptooth make a nice change from all the sweet acoustic
female artists of late, and confirm why we should be pleased that
we still count them as part of our United Kingdom.
