Health is the fourth EP from Brighton Trio and their first for the excellent Alcopop label. It is more than a little different to the label's staple Indie Pop, but you do suspect that the union will be great for both and this 5 Track affair is certainly top notch.
It is chaotic, yet incredibly melodic and certainly difficult. There are hints of earlier Blur without the cockernee nonsense, but Snake Eyes can be harder sound wise, but also angular Indie. Blur's Modern Life Is Rubbish might have benefitted from some of this chaos.
Crybaby is wonderful. It starts off all street with an added Coxon like riff, but the chorus just escalates into Pop Rock, Grungy Brit Pop at its best. 40 Winks goes all New York Garage Rock and Medicine continually wants to be Power Pop, but only if done by Pavement.
No One Is Truly Cool is a cross between UK Glam and 80s Noise Rock, again surprisingly harmonic and not too far away from New Wave. There is a real swagger about the band that never strays into over confidence. Snake Eyes continually build on their great promise. This is ace!
You can listen to and buy the EP here.
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