SCATTER, the debut record
from UK trio Crushed Beaks, brought to mind two immediate musical memories –
The sound of the Housemartins albeit with a bigger backbeat and the guitar
sound of the debut album by San Francisco group Wire Train. I know I date myself as these are both 80’s
groups. Early 90’s band Adorable is
also present here to my ear.
But Crushed Beaks is not a
retro record. It is suitably engaged in
post-ironic distance and the timeless and swirling post-punk guitar style (of
course acknowledging shoegaze in volume and dubbing) as to be immediate. I am an old guy and I like it. A bearded hipster could also enjoy this music
although they do get some heat on in some of the faster songs. These guys are not particularly gentle or
fey.
The first single Overdone puts
melody in the driver’s seat while other tunes like Rising Sign and Feelers rock
out in mood and atmosphere. These guys
have a great energy but I would like to see them make their song structures
more complicated on future releases – Longer song lengths but maybe more
diverse in speed.
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