Stumble upon is a new series of blogs about hard to find music; basically I search the web and hope for the best
https://youngcamelot.bandcamp.com/album/vlll-ge-5-30-14
1st up is a live performance from VIIIAges and its fantastic they remind me of an earlier discovery DM Lied but their songs are more traditional than the pre mentioned band (that I love). The recording is wonderful; live energetic and knitted tightly by the prominent bass and slightly muted drums, The lightly distorted guitars are loud in the mix and on stage; you can hear the snare rattle.
This band have a new York feel, punky, edgy, the recording appears to be at a venue called Youngcamelot in Chicago Illinios who record the bands that play live. Its a fantastic idea; the whole feel of this record screams an underground music scene that we in the UK haven’t witnessed since our last US import of grunge.
This is different there is everything where. The finale New Era is a fuzz jam with a dominant guitar playing over a frantic bass. Stoney Pony has a strong riff laced throughout. The vocals are delivered with punky vulnerability reminiscent of Joe Strummer Stoney Pony shouts the crowd; that’s the name of it? answers the band!
The crowd play their part it sounds like a small but close knit group who back up the band with screams of ‘one more!’ as the step into New Era.
Superb record.
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