I was thinking that it would be nice to have something noisy to sort of rattle the dentures whilst still being melodic instead of a sound that spouted pure anger. Lo and Behold, Brunswick, Australia's Press Club have arrived with their fourth album after a three year gap to provide just that.
They certainly get noisy on the likes of Tightrope and No Pressure, wonderfully so, without ever losing the plot or losing the magnificence of those ace gripping Riffs. Wilt for instance is built around a jangling riff that wouldn't be out of place in the 80s.
I suppose you might call the band Indie Rock, but that wouldn't be the half of it. There's plenty here to interest Punk, Power Pop, Noise Rock and Alt Rock fans. The solos are awesome mixing Classic Rock and 90s Rock and they enhance the songs.
Don't expect Press Club to come up for air, these songs are built around a cracking rhythm section that grounds the sound and allows the guitar and vocal to go in whatever direction they choose and boy, do they. This is an absolutely gripping album.
Vacate starts like something from a 1981 Post Punk band with a vocal that is a little Feargal Sharkey, but then it launches into a magnificent twang led affair. The title track is pure pace, but based on a riff that is part Johnny Marr and part Psych Pop.
Staring At The Ceiling is almost a Pop song and certainly the most accessible, it is anthemic. Desolation is a cracking closer, almost Garbage instrumentally and again offering up an all together now vibe. You can imagine this lot being at their best Live. I can't wait to see them over here in July. To All The Ones I Love is a corking listen, absolutely Top Notch.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl, CD and as a download.
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