Eagulls first caught my ear a few years ago with their
awesome rocker “Coffin,” a total party rock anthem with a great bass riff,
howling vocals, and a pounding drum beat to match.
With their 2014 self titled debut LP, Eagulls have continued
the trend set out by “Coffin.” It’s a noisy, rambunctious post-punk album off
dirty, grimy guitars and beats. You can picture the band sweating it out in a
basement club in their hometown of Leeds, pounding away at their instruments.
Eagulls somehow mix the glistening guitars of shoe gaze with straight up punk
bass and drums and an almost New Wave-esque vocal licks. Good luck
understanding the lyrics more than 30% of the time.
The album kicks off with three solid post punk tracks, and
then the track “Tough Love” really grabs your ear. A great guitar riff really
brings some sunshine into an otherwise dark sound, and rather droning vocals.
“Possessed” is the single from the album, and notably the song they played on Letterman. How they managed to get post-punk on Letterman is beyond me, but, hey, sounds good to me! This track has the best guitar riff of 2014 so far! Great guitar solo too.
The album ends with “Soulless Youth,” a track that starts with this weird feedback riff droning rhythmically before the band comes bashing in from behind. The track rips along with screeching guitars and furious drumming before melting down at the end into a tangle of feedback tones. That’s how you end an alb
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7/10
Check this awesome live concert where they play the whole album + "Coffin" !!
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