tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441336786507708286.post8409664400388658413..comments2015-11-27T15:28:30.943+01:00Comments on Lo-Fi Your Brains Out: Deathcats / Fruit Tones - Split (Febrero 2014)Marçal P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05710538649434866383noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441336786507708286.post-88599752694900498292014-02-24T21:17:07.954+01:002014-02-24T21:17:07.954+01:00Just a couple of months after releasing their firs...Just a couple of months after releasing their first EP, Deathcats are back in the rodeo -again with FUZZKILL RECORDS-, this time in a Split with Fruit Tones, a Manchester band who had not appeared in our British radar until now.<br /><br />Deathcats kick off with a song worth written in capital letters. "DREAMZ", a round song, to put in a golden frame, sweet but powerful at the same time, with an epic and solemn pop melody, staging the 'brit-est' face of the trio, close to that 2000's indie (largely because of the voice), surrounded by choirs and almost shoegaze guitar riffs, sounding somewhat distant but attracting you like a moth to a lamp.<br /><br />In "Alligator" we can see the other band's obsession, the heavy garage, like Ty Segall's lately. The first 10 seconds serve to take a run up, you start feeling it, and sure they don't disappoint. The garage distortion and their typical surf touch are here mixed with those magical guitar riffs thrown by James, escorted by Scott on the bass, giving fullness to the sound of the band, and Chris in a schizophrenic drums.<br /><br />The second side of the split is much lighter. Fruit Tones emerge with three songs, all shorter than three minutes, with notable influences from sixties garage on one side and more contemporary on the other.<br /><br />"Just Feeling Lucky" has a lot of old school rock'n'roll, of Chuck Berry, of those American roots that have influenced Shannon and the Clams or Gravys Drop, without forgetting pioneering garage bands like The Kingsmen. "Chicken Lollipop (It's You)" represents another twist that sounds, like something out of an abandoned but well maintained truck, something like an old single from Roy Orbison pulled out from the pockets of Beach Fossils or Smith Westerns, with jangle pop guitars and a sound treatment that embellishes even more an already beautiful song. <br /><br />For an ending, they take a step towards, digging deep in the surfer garage-style à la Jacuzzi Boys, with "Will My Life Live Without Me", a simple but effective track, transmitting lots of good vibes. <br /><br />There's a new British wave coming, grab your surfboard and get ready, 'cause it's here to gobble you.Fueenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292736369539427466noreply@blogger.com