The Icarus Line "Penance Soiree"
The album's cover with its streams of red running from the face of a
wild-haired mosher kind of hints at the possible aggression of the music
within.
At first it sounds quite blunt and aggressive, but as you go on a lot of
it sounds akin to some of the 70s garage rock revivalists like
the Datsuns, or a wilder version of Jet which is not necessarily my favourite genre. I could kind of see them
inspiring a band like Royal Blood in places.
"Spike Island" and "Kiss Like Lizards"
bear some resemblance the heavier moments of grunge bands like Stone
Temple Pilots or Alice in Chains. "Big Sleep" has a nice slow, moody
lead-in that then becomes less interesting as it kicks into more of the
same 'raw rock'. "Meatmaker" has a mix of industrial beats and vocal
effects that make it seem like a pleasingly ugly mix of Butthole Surfers
and Ministry.
Not my favourite album on here so far but it had its moments.
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