Rocket Probes – December 2018 playlist

Here you go, that last playlist of 2018...

Teeth of the Sea – Hiraeth
(First new track to be revealed from forthcoming album WRAITH – and wow, wow, wow, what a track!!)

Crème de Hassan ‎– Technique & Rite
(Avant global grooves n' fuzz)
Crème de Hassan

France – Live à Metamórfosi 2019
(Love this band...more upbeat than Den Haag Lp but just as immersive)
France

Lo-Fi Women – Город Пиратов
(Pre Gnoomes lo-fi psyched jams from Perm in Russia)
Lo-Fi Women

Creations Unlimited - Corruption Is The Thing
(Nice bit of fuzzed funk courtesy of Mr Cherrystones)
Creations Unlimited

Woven Skull – Woven Skull
(Great new album)
Woven Skull 

United Bible Studies – Rosary Bleeds
(Fuzzed, instrumental funeral folk ...with a possible Cannibal Run referenced title?)
United Bible Studies

Blacknecks - To The Cosmos, Let's Go!
(Cosmic techno anyone?)
Blacknecks

Running – Art Seen
(Some nice fuzz destruction)
Running

Daughters – City Song
(Moody repetition)
Daughters

Biting Tongue – Compressor
(Great Factory records track once covered by Flowers Must Die)
Biting Tongue

Giuliano Sorgini – Africa Oscura
(African inspired electronic library music from 74-76 Italy)
Giuliano Sorgini

Nine Inch Nails – I'm not from this world
(Really good track that wouldn't sound too out of place on a Teeth of the Sea album)
Nine Inch Nails

Johnny Wakelin - In Zaire
(Jonus from Flowers Must turned us on to this grooved pop song)
Johnny Wakelin

Nachash – Vortex Spectre
(Psyched metal)
Nachash

Exploded View - Raven Raven
(Nice krauty post punk from Anika + friends)
Exploded View

Planet Battagon – Moon of Dysonmia
(Electric Miles from 2018)
Planet Battagon

Jonah Dan - Intergalactic Dub Rock
(Space dub)
Jonah Dan

Senyawa - Sujud
(Black folk metal from Indonesia)
Senyawa

Don Cherry - Relativity suite
(Cosmic global jazz)
Don Cherry 

Bauhaus – Double Dare
(GNOD sounding Bauhaus)
Bauhaus

Listen to our updates monthly Rocket Probes Spotify playlist here:



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Gnoomes and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs in Get into This's 'Best Gigs of t2018'

In Get into This's final round-up of the year, they have put the following shows in their 'Best Gigs of 2018':

10. Gnoomes + Mark Peters and SPQR – Deep Cuts at Buyers Club, Liverpool (review)

15. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs + Mésange: Shipping Forecast, Liverpool (review)

See the full piece here: GIT

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Teeth of the Sea's Jimmy Martin says some words about the HMV going into administration

After the surprise of seeing Teeth of the Sea's Jimmy Martin popping up the BBC news in a piece on HMV going into administration – he has now written a truthful and honest piece for the Guardian about the subject. 

Read here: The Guardian

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Illustrated Tapes puts Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King of Cowards in their Albums of the Year

They say:

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - King of Cowards
Rocket, 28 September
Artwork: Sophy Hollington

First off, this album is wall to wall, solid gold bangers. Kind of like the lovechild of The Fall and Black Sabbath, who has been cautioned by the police for possession of a massive bag of skunk, a bong in the shape of a skull and a copy of ‘The Holy Mountain’ on DVD. 


Aside from the fact it’s a full on riff-o-rama, the artwork by Sophy Hollington is absolutely incredible. It summons up the sound of the band, via folk horror infused wildness. It really captures the sonic landscape of the album, yet completely avoids any of the cliched imagery that could so easily have taken its place. It really is the whole package.

See the full rundown here: Illustrated Tapes

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Riserva Indie puts Lay Llamas album Thuban in their albums of the year

They say (loosely translated):

Italian psychedelic music starts to get noticed in an important way. All this also thanks to new realities. Capaci as in the case of the Lay Llamas to realize ingenious products in generis as precisely Thuban. Tribal atmospheres in there Goat and really brilliant songs as in the case of Altair and Eyes-Chest People's Dance Ritual. The greatness of this band listening to the album, seems to be that of knowing how to always create something new every time you trace the tracks. A true Italian pride.

See the full list here: Riserva Indie

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MIEN in Echoes and Dusts Albums of the year

Really great to see MIEN in Echoes and Dusts Albums of the year!
They also give Rocket a shout out for our 20th Anniversary.

Thanks guys.

See the full list here: E&D

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Anthroprophh and MIEN in Tomorrow Hit Today 20 albums of the year

They say:

11. Anthroprophh - Omegaville (Rocket Recordings)
The Anthroprophh were born in 2012 as a side project by Paul Allen of The Heads and in just 6 years already have a nice handful of records. "Omegaville" is the only album released in 2018 but counts at least for two since it lasts an hour and a half! The first part is definitely more suitable for lovers of the psychedelic garage with short and wild songs, overhung by the sound of wah-wah to Blue Cheer and Hendrix and almost punk rage. The second part, instead, is a tribute to the Can di Tago Mago: so long psychedelic kraut rock trips very freakettoni, treated with ribbons, loops and assorted stramberie. Both the two souls are of great quality and make a record not to be missed for fans of The Heads and not.

16. MIEN - MIEN (Rocket Recordings)
Tom Furse Cowan, keyboardist of Horros, Rishi Dhir bassist and sitarist of Datsons / High Deals / Elephant Stone, John Mark Lapham of 
Earlies and Alex Mass, lead singer of Black Angels, joined forces in MIEN , a psychedelic quartet that flirts with electronics, kraut, obsessive rhythms, filtered voices, percussion, world music, Indian flavors, dub and all that can make you out of your mind. A study work, suitable for those who do not disdain the "synthetic" taste of psychedelia.

See the full list here: Tomorrow Hit Today

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Rocket Recordings 'Best of 2018' playlist

2018 has been a massive year for us, not only were we milking our 20th Anniversary, we also released lots of killer records...

But to celebrate what we think could be our best ever year for releases we have put together this little Spotify playlist that takes one track of every Rocket release in 2018.

And a massive happy Xmas/New Year from us here at Rocket! Thanks for all your support and love in 2018...see you in 2019! 



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Rocket Recordings DJ's announced at Gum Takes Tooth Album Launch

As if the line-up for Gum Takes Tooth's Album Launch couldn't get any better, we have been asked to host the DJs in Room 2, so we have invited the following to bering some records:

Teeth of the Sea
Valentina Magaletti (Tomaga)
Rickard Daun (Flowers Must Die)
Chris Reeder (Rocket Recordings)
Gordon and Tracy (Luminous Bodies/Melting Hand) 

Tickets are available here: Baba Yaga's Hut

And you can preorder Gum Takes Tooth's banger of an album 'Arrow' here: Bandcamp

Gum Takes Tooth to play Transfer Festival in Lyon

Gum Takes Tooth have been confirmed to play Transfer Festival in Lyon on 8-10 March.

Info here: Website  Facebook

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Watch Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs play GNT - Live at Beaks ‘Give a shit Xmas’

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Gnd - Live at 'Give a shit Xmas' from Jon Riley on Vimeo.

Here's footage of Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs playing their single GNT live at Beaks  ‘Give a shit Xmas’ charity event at The Fiddlers in Bristol...it was a fantastic night, so well done to all involved in putting on a very special evening that raised £9K!

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Poster for Gum Takes Tooth Dublin show

Info and tickets from here: Ascension

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Luminous Bodies support Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs at the Scala

Only 50 tickets odd left, be quick: Baba Yaga's Hut

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Goatman's Rhythms in Birthday Cake for Breakfasts 'Top 50 of 2018'

They say:

Goatman – ‘Carry The Load’
(Rhythms, Rocket Recordings)
I first heard this record one late afternoon in the office, trying to maintain my composure whilst the hypnotising sounds coming through the headphones were doing their best to send my head spinning like a top. From one of the mysterious bods behind Swedish collective Goat, ‘Carry The Load’ is a total mind-expanding psych journey.

See the full rundown here: Birthday Cake for Breakfast

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Julie's Haircut & Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs in Nine Hertz 'Top Ten Live Bands of 2018'

They say:

Julie’s Haircut, Rocket 20, London The Garage, 9th March
Rocket Recordings reached 20 years as a label this year. Always a label close to our hearts, they celebrated with a weekender at The Garage. I could only make the opening night, but among other highlights, including the always impressive Flowers Must Die, were Italians Julie’s Haircut. Truly psychedelic and trippy, their brand of neo-psyche and hippy vibes created a party-like atmosphere for the evening and with some truly tripped-out visuals being projected, was also a colourful feast for the eyes.

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Sheffield Picturehouse Social, 22nd November
One of the most meteoric rises of a psychedelic band recently witnessed, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have become BBC Radio 6Music darlings this year and with good reason. Their blend of Sabbath worship with a David Yow sexual sleaze element mean they have a louche swagger live. Songs like Thumbsucker thrill with their plodding, yet seedy manner and apart from topless frontman Matt Baty the rest of the band stay motionless and let the volume do the talking. The damp and claustrophobic area they played at Sheffield’s Picturehouse Social provided the perfect surroundings for their filth. They also impressed at ArcTanGent Festival in the hot summer, their sweaty riffola suiting the muggy, close heat. They are touring with Part Chimp in the new year, be there.

See the full rundown here: Nine Hertz

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Watch footage of MIEN playing "You Dreamt" at Levitation France

Watch this great footage of MIEN playing "You Dreamt" at Levitation France.

MIEN's debut album can be bought from here: Bandcamp

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Rocket's Chris Reeder talks to Raven Sings The Blues about 5 of his favourite sleeve designs

They say:

There have been plenty of touchstone labels around here, but I’d wager to say that Rocket Recordings is up there in the top ten that get referenced on the site. Their take on psych and metal is always interesting and always quality, but aside from just digging up some of the best band, the label also embraces a spotless design aesthetic that I’ve always been attracted to. This comes largely in part from label heads Chris Reeder and John O’Carroll, who both contribute sleeves to their stable of releases. Design in psych and metal can either be transcendent (see Design Inspiration: Arik Roper) or drag the releases into parody. Reeder and O’Carroll fall squarely in the former camp, elevating their releases to art pieces visually as well as aurally.

Reeder and O’Carroll both agreed to contribute picks to Design Inspiration, but I’ll focus first on Chris Reeder. His sleeves have a clean design that’s crisp and classic at the same time, rendering them iconic each time. If you’re familiar with the output of Goat, GNOD, Lay Llamlas, Pigs x 7 and Hey Colossus, then you’ll have an idea of what I’m talking about. Chris dives into five of his all time favorites, but leaves the caveat: “It is really hard to pick only 5 sleeves as so many have meant so much over the years, but on the day I wrote this piece these are the 5 that I wanted to talk about.”..

Rea the full article here: Raven Sings The Blues

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GNOD in The Quietus '50 best tracks'

Nice to see GNOD's banger Donovan's Daughter in The Quietus's Top 50 tracks of the year.

See the full list here: The Quietus

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Crackle Feedback makes Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs their Album of the Year

They say:

No.1
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - King of Cowards
What we said: "Right from the off, even with some unassuming light feedback and what by all accounts should be a bog-standard bluesy bassline, there's the sense that there's something creeping round the corner. A bit like that sense of unease/dread you get watching a Michael Haneke film (or maybe watching Brexit unfold). But here, there are no unanswered questions (and very little subtlety), what we get is a full on bombardment of doom drenched rock n roll. And that doom is an absolute joy to behold."

See the full rundown here: Crackle Feedback 

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Birthday Cake for Breakfast puts Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs in their Top 50 Tracks of the year

They say:

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – ‘GNT’
(King Of Cowards, Rocket Recordings)
Whilst Newcastle’s Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs would make any End of Year list based on name alone, they’ve also got the musical chops to back it up. From the brilliantly titled LP ‘King Of Cowards’ comes this heavy, Sabbath-esque howler in a digestible (for them) running time. Brutal.

See the full rundown here: Birthday Cake for Breakfast

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Hey Colossus and KURO to play Label Mates Festival

Label Mates Festival 2019 have announced a Rocket Recordings, Fuzz Club and Club AC30 event at Oslo Hackney on the Saturday 26 January. The line-up is:

Hey Colossus
The Gluts
Throw Down Bones
KURO
Purple Heart Parade
Black Doldrums

Tickets and info here: Label Mates

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Teeth of the Sea go on tour

Teeth of The Sea are celebrating the release of their new album WRAITH with a run of shows:

26 Feb / FRA / Nantes / La Schene Michelet
27 Feb / FRA / Lille / La Malterie
28 Feb / BE / Gent / Charlatan
02 Mar / UK / London / Moth Club
12 April / UK / Todmorden / Golden Lion
13 April / UK / Manchester / Soup Kitchen
26 April / UK / Ramsgate / Ramsgate Music Hall
27 April / UK / Bristol / Rough Trade

You can preorder WRAITH both on LP & CD, the vinyl is a Fluro Green edition housed in a gatefold/varnished sleeve: Bandcamp

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Poster for Gum Takes Tooth Leicester show

Tickets: Other Window

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Gnoomes to play Bol Fest

Gnoomes are joining The Good, The Bad & The Queen, Kikagaku Moyo, Algiers and others at next years Bol Fest in Moscow on 5-7 July

More information here: BolFest

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Poster for Bonnacons of Doom's next London Show

Tickets: Baba Yaga's Hut

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Teeth of the Sea new track 'Hiraeth' picks up some fans

We recently revealed the a new song by Teeth of the Sea called 'Hiraeth' – the track to be taken from their forthcoming album 'WRAITH', which is released on 26 February.

The track received a lot of love from many people and publications, including the following:

Clash

Line of the Best Fit

The Quietus

Prog

'WRAITH' can be preorder on ltd edition fluro vinyl, housed in a gatefold/spot varnished sleeve here: Bandcamp

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Poster for Teeth of the Sea Album Launch

Tickets are available from here: Baba Yaga's Hut

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Teeth of the Sea reveal new album 'WRAITH' with their track 'Hiraeth'

We are totally thrilled to share with you the brand new Teeth of the Sea track 'Hiraeth' –

the first track to be revealed from their forthcoming album WRAITH. The album will be released on the 22nd February and you can listen to the amazing 'Hiraeth' above. 

‘Hiraeth’ - its title deriving from a Welsh word meaning a longing for home - may be the most richly cinematic track the band has ever created. Building from a bleak and beatific Morricone-esque soundscape haunted by melancholic brass, it builds to a furious and dramatic crescendo underpinned by a merciless electronic pulse and dub-tinged disorientation alike.

You can stream the track here: Wraith

Or buy form here: Bandcamp

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Press Release:

Who can say when, or how, the Wraiths began to make their presence felt. Yet when Teeth Of The Sea entered their base of operations The Facility to begin work in Autumn 2017 on their fifth album - the follow-up to 2015’s Highly Deadly Black Tarantula - it seemed hard to deny that these ghostly interruptions were at play. By November, all three members were in
agreement that the disturbances were tangible and impossible to ignore.

It wasn’t just the more familiar spectres of the band’s collective and overactive imagination - the unruly morass of ‘80s horror and sci-fi movies, industrial ballast, 2000AD terror, ‘70s-damaged experimental brinksmanship and atmospheric grandeur that they’d somehow conspire to sculpt into coherent structures. For as much as the band were determined to create a vivid and maximalist work that threw all of the wildest imagination into sharp relief, what resulted summarily went beyond anything they could have expected.

Moving down to Soup Studios, located in the liminal zone of East India Dock on the Thames, these spectres contributed to influence a collection of tracks that soon began to represent a fearsome and transporting marriage of the ferocious and the melancholic. Alchemised trash, kitchen-sink surrealism, out-of-order intensity and ritualistic overtones collides and colluded into a monstrous hybrid - this was a world where Tetsuo-The Iron Man would happily share space with Judee Sill, and where the acid guitars of Helios Creed would happily conspire with the Acid Rock of Rhythm Device.

‘Hiraeth’ - its title deriving from a Welsh word meaning a longing for home - may be the most richly cinematic track the band has ever created. Building from a bleak and beatific Morricone-esque soundscape haunted by melancholic brass, it builds to a furious and dramatic crescendo underpinned by a merciless electronic pulse and dub-tinged disorientation alike. ’I’d Rather, Jack’ sees Erol Alkan using all the tools at his Phantasy Sound studio to manifest its strains into an angular banger equal parts mariachi elegy and electro euphoria. Percussionist Valentina Magaletti (Tomaga/Raime/Vanishing Twin) brought her unique talents to the Reichian (Steve/Wilhelm) epiphany of ‘VISITOR’. Chlöe Herington (Chrome Hoof/Knifeworld/Valve) and Katharine Gifford (The Wargs/Snowpony/ Stereolab) were also on board to assist this unholy assemblage of inspiration, irreverence and otherworldly infiltration.

Teeth Of The Sea are frankly none the wiser as to what these disturbances meant and what caused them - a fissure in the astral plane, psychic disturbances brought on by societal collapse, or just a collective hallucination. Whichever, they can’t help but be grateful that these voices and visions made their mark on this record, and can only hope the music has allowed them safe passage to the beyond. Ladies and Gentlemen, pray silence for the Wraith.

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The band are celebrating the release of the album with a run of shows:

26 Feb / FRA / Nantes / La Schene Michelet
27 Feb / FRA / Lille / La Malterie
28 Feb / BE / Gent / Charlatan
02 Mar / UK / London / Moth Club
12 April / UK / Todmorden / Golden Lion
13 April / UK / Manchester / Soup Kitchen
26 April / UK / Ramsgate / Ramsgate Music Hall
27 April / UK / Bristol / Rough Trade

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You can preorder WRAITH both on LP & CD, the vinyl is a Fluro Green edition housed in a gatefold/varnished sleeve: Teeth of the Sea

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5 Rocket albums in Get into This's Albums of the Year

Chuffed to see these 5 Rocket albums in Get into This's Albums of the Year:

29. MIEN: MIEN
35. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs: King of Cowards
39. Mamuthones: Fear On The Corner
62.  Anthroprophh: Omegaville
82. Bonnacons of Doom: Bonnacons of Doom

See what they say about each release and the full list here: GIT

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CRACK puts Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King of Cowards in their Albums of the Year

They say:

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
King of Cowards

The second album from Geordie five-piece Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (that’s seven pigs), took their exhilarating live shows and made them flesh. In the main it works: songs sound like molten tar oozing out of the speakers, capturing the lightning of their white knuckle delivery in the proverbial grimy bottle. Singer Matt Baty takes on all seven deadly sins as he howls through GNT which revels in its Black Sabbath rattle, while A66 pulverises with raucous, hedonistic venom. While it doesn’t always hit as hard as those incendiary live shows, swaggering closing track Gloamer is where their manifesto is set, the track tumbling into the abyss for four minutes as demented guitar relentlessly hammers your head until it falls apart.

See the full list here: CRACK

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Five Rocket albums in Soundblab's Albums of the Year

Nice to see the following in Soundblabs Top 100 albums of the year:

Goatman - Rhythms
Mamuthones - Fear on the Corner
Lay Llamas - Thuban
Bonnacons of Doom - Bonnacons of Doom
Gnod - Chapel Perilous 

+ non Rocket album:
Flowers Must Die - Dar Blommer Dor

See the full list here: Soundblab

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Psych Insight puts 4 Rocket albums in their Albums of the Year

These Rocket albums have been placed in Psych Insights Albums of the Year:

8. Anthroprophh – Omegaville 

14. Bonnacons Of Doom – S/T

15. Gnod – Chapel Perilous

16. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King of Cowards

See what they say about these albums and the full list here: Psych Insight

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Thee Psychedelicatessen puts Lay Llamas into their Albums of the Year

Great to see Lay Llamas album Thuban in Thee Psychedelicatessen end of year round-up

See the full list here: Thee Psychedelicatessen

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Louder than War puts Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King of Cowards in their Albums of The Year

They say:

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King Of Cowards (Rocket Recordings)
The Iggy-esque drive to dementia, Sabbath-esque squalor and Motörhead-style dirt may still be present and correct yet the songs are leaner, the long-drawn-out riff-fests sharpened into addictive hammer blows and the nihilistic dirges of yore alchemically transformed into an uplifting and inviting barrage of hedonistic abandon. 

See the full list here: Louder Than War

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Lay Llamas and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs in Raven Sings The Blues Albums of the Year

Great to see:

Lay Llamas – Thuban

and

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King of Cowards

In Raven Sings the Blues Albums of the year, see the full list here: RSTB

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Can you help Papa Crazee from Oneida?

As you know, Oneida are a band who are very close to our hearts, and when we hear that founding member Papa Crazee and his family need your help, we just had to share. This is what the folks at Oneida are saying, so please help if you can?:

ONEIDA FANS. Papa Crazee and his family need our help. For those of you who don't know - he's the OG founder of the O. He's still a member of the O and plays w us occasionally. He's been private about his daughter's profound needs and struggles. They are asking for our help. In the spirit of the holidays, please give: https://www.gofundme.com/careforcalliope

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Poster for Gum Takes Tooth Ramsgate show

On 1st February Gum Takes Tooth are heading to Ramsgate for a show at the famous Music Hall.

Info and tickets here: Facebook

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Fuzzy Sun puts 6 Rocket releases into their 'Best or 2018' rundown

We are humbled to have the following 6 releases in Fuzzy Sun's 'Best of 2018' list:

GNOD – Chapel Perilous
Goat – Let it Burn
Lay Llamas – Thuban
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King of Cowards
Shit and Shine – Bad Vibes
MIEN – MIEN

See the full list here: Fuzzy Sun

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Mamuthones show announced

Mamuthones have been announced to headline a two day festival on 22 December!

All info can be found here: PDsychedlia

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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs in Music OMH Albums of theYear

They say:

24. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King of Cowards
“Thematically, King Of Cowards takes on the Seven Deadly Sins, and despite Pigsx7 often being referred to as a doom band, they somehow make the subject matter sound positively enjoyable. If this is the sound of positive thinking, then we should all be signing up.” – Sam Shepherd

See the full rundown here: Music OMH

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Levitation Magazine puts MIEN and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs in their top 10 albums of the year

Great to see Levitation Magazine has put the Rocket albums by MIEN and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs in their top 10 albums of the year!!

See their full rundown here: Levitation

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Gnoomes on tour

Gnoomes are heading out for a string of dates in their homeland of Russia!
Go check them out if you are in any of the cities they are visiting!

Gnoomes's album Tschak! can be bought from here: Bandcamp

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Flowers Must Die on NTS

Rickard Daun from Flowers Must Die is taking over the Black Impulse show on NTS this Saturday at 10pm.

Expect lots of great rare Swedish music from across the board.

Tune in here: NTS

The show will be then archived on the NTS site

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South Records puts Goatman in 'Top 10 Albums of the Year'

South Records, the best shop in Southend have announced their Top 10 albums of the year, and we are bowled over to announce they put Goatman's amazing debut Rhythms in at No.7.

This is what they say about the album: South Records

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Get into this and Songwriting give love to Gum Takes Tooth's Broken Lies single

They say:

Gum Takes Tooth – Borrowed Lies
Knowing nothing about the strangely named Gum Takes Tooth, I approached this track with an open mind, a clean slate for The Gums, as I have decided to start calling them, to write on as they will.

Borrowed Lies gets off to a frenetic start with wildly syncopated drums and fuzz bass before vocals appear and give the song some anchor. There is a hint pf Psych about this, with spacey reverb heavy vocals. When the guitar and keyboards kick in however the song is transformed into a snarling beast. There are hints of a more energetic Loop or a psychedelic Stateless, neither of these are compliments I throw around lightly.

Borrowed Lies gives the impression that Gum Takes Tooth would be an impressive act to catch live. The video seems to feature live footage, with strobes showing the band only intermittently. Between this and the song itself, Gum Takes Tooth would seem to be a hugely enjoyable assault on the senses.

After repeated plays, I firmly hope my 2019 includes a few of their gigs. Impressive stuff.

See the full piece: Get Into This

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Gum Takes Tooth – Borrowed Lies
A manipulated drumbeat that’s dragged from a dystopian nightmare propels this scuzzy call to arms. It’s a bludgeoning electro-psych alarm which is strangely pleasing to be battered by. If Gum Takes Tooth’s purpose is to stir us from our collective malaise, you can consider us roused. DH

See the full piece: Songwriting

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