February albums 25
Big Brave – A chaos of flowers. The album has a massive sparceness. This seems to be something the band excel at. These monolithic waves of droning guitar that are accompanied by airy vocals. This album seems to have captured that better than the previous one. I saw it described by a fan as doom and folk. This is what prompted me to to give it another go and I must admit it has hit the right notes this time round. A melancholic and introspective listen from start to finish and one I look forward to experiencing live if I get the chance. 8/10
Pissgrave – Malignant worthlessness Honestly there’s not much thats too heavy for me these days so Pissgrave has not managed to take that title. Their artwork however does. Its absolute filth everytime. It’s probably the reason I havn’t bothered to listen to them. So why start now? Well I needed something angry and filthy and I saw some good reviews about the album. Yea it’s and angry and relentless album for sure and managed to scratch the itch. Overall id say its similair to concrete winds in that its non stop from start to finish. Vocals are filthy but if you really listen it could just be an angry donald duck. I might go back and listen to the previous 2 albums but then again if they sound like this one then why bother. There are a few stand out moments on the album but overall its just brutal so it does what it says on the tin.7/10
High vis – Guided tour This album has earwormed its way into my head over the last week or so. I saw them recently for the 3rd time and they delivered the goods once again. Seriously their show is so much fun. The best way to describe them is a mix of oasis and punk. Obviously if you don’t like oasis then that description won’t do much for you but arguably the first 2 oasis albums are bangers. This being the 3rd high vis release I can safely say all three are bangers. Its a matured album for sure but still has traces of the earlier angrier stuff. I think this one is going to be on rotation for a while still. 9/10