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CREEPCAVE: The Greatest Form Of Resistance.

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I’ve decided to use my lunch break at work wisely for once and write about a new record from a band who quite frankly- should take over the world.

If like me you have a soft spot for bands like Hole, Bratmobile, Babes In Toyland- then you will fall madly in love with CreepCave. Their EP, The Greatest Form Of Resistance is the kind of record you hope kids hear and go on to start their own band. We need more bands like this- pointing out the wrong in the world, offering self-acceptance and just a brutal take on how fucked up the world is. In the midst of this, they’ve created a safe space with their music. It’s beautifully loud and a divinely raw record. I don’t feel like I’m in 2024 listening to this record- I feel like it’s the early 90s and Riot Grrrl is taking over. I feel like it’s 2003/4 and I’m discovering it for the first time myself and adjusting internally to who I am.

Alex’s vocals on this record are something else- if they sound this perfect as a recording, then my god you can only imagine how powerful they are live. Bessie plays the guitar in this captivating haunting way giving off this fuzzy sound that lures you in. Then you have Amy doing some otherworldly shit on the bass that grips you in ways you probably didn’t think the bass could. Shivi’s drumming brings it all together in the most euphoric way; everything comes together in the most perfect way, and I think this really shines on the (just under 6 minute mark) song Educate. A song that evokes the urgency of educating how boys see girls and how they treat them and starting young to educate them on respect and listening is so vital. We all need to be like that.

The sheer heaviness of this record really gets you in the gut, and you can hear this beautiful and infectious confidence in the band on every single song. You just want to be part of their gang. That addictive Doom/Sludge sound mixed with something we’ve yet to name is just so pure and just everything I want from music. I want the loudness. I want the lyrics that could make someone feel uncomfortable. Speaking of feeling uncomfortable- if you’re not left feeling uneasy when you hear You Took It, then listen again. And again. Until it clicks. That song needs to be heard from everyone and anyone.

I want to touch on the song Float which may be my favourite (at the moment) and I love the subtle temp change for the last minute and a half of the song. It reminds me of A Senile Animal record by the Melvins- especially the drums. The lyrics are peaceful, but the sounds are the opposite, and this is exactly why this record is so easy to fall in love with. The clash of sounds works so well, and you just can’t help going back to listen again and again. Only a fool would find fault in this record.

CreepCave make such important music; the lyrics are vital and deserve to be heard and they deserve the world. They are one of the most exciting bands around, and I just love that they combine everything I love about music and have made their own sound accessible for all. They touch on topics many shy away from and make it so easy to relate to. From the second the record opens with Bucket Season; you just know you’re about to listen to something truly magical.

The record ends on Fairytale- the shortest song on the EP, and the second it stops all you can do is go back and play the EP all over again. This record oozes some serious raw and real power that will speak to so many who are forced to be quiet. Sometimes, even the quiet ones speak up and the way CreepCave take these subjects and make it so you can easily connect with is so beautiful. There is so much heart on this record and it’s so refreshing to find a band who TRULY mean what they say and live it.

PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS: Land Of Sleeper.

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Are you looking for the loudest record of the year? Do you want something that’ll burst your eardrums in the most pleasant way possible? Pigsx7 have gone and done it with their new record, Land Of Sleeper. 8 songs that are sheer delight, absolute carnage and beautifully loud.

Writing about this band brings me so much joy. I just LOVE them. They combine everything I love about music, and everything I want from music and just make something that is effortlessly slick and charming. This morning on the way to work, I had a horrible pain in my chest. I knew what was coming- it was the start of a panic attack. I needed to somehow tame my mind to deter something from happening. I started to listen to some meditation for anxiety on Spotify. I found myself getting wound up over the persons voice and how it felt like they were being patronising. I hated it. I needed something but I didn’t know what. So, I went and found something to listen to. Again, I found myself turning to Pigsx7. I tuned into the new record once more. I don’t know what happened, but I felt almost calm. My brain was tame, the pain in my chest wasn’t as bad. I was alright. It probably seems strange to have something so loud be a calming force- but that’s just what they do. I don’t know if it’s the vocals or the heaviness of the sound. It just feels like a massive grip around me offering reassurance.

It is such an incredible record, and I know I say it every time I write about Newcastle’s finest- but there is something about this band that is so magical and so euphoric. There’s this aggression in the music and vocals that doesn’t make you feel threatened- it makes you feel quite safe. Every time they’ve toured something has gotten in the way of me seeing them but I’m determined to see them this year. I just need to. I have to. They’re the kind of band that you have to really focus on. You can’t just mindlessly play a song and be like, “oh this is nice.” You have to really soak it all in, and I think that’s why listening to them this morning when I felt awful truly helped. I wasn’t aware of anything or anyone around me- just this record. I think it was Big Rig that saved my brain this morning, but if I’m honest- every song on this record is a dream to listen to.

The vibrations in the songs, the way every song moves you in a psychedelic way allowing you to be free with your limbs and screaming the words back at Matt is just insane. You can hear how they poured their everything into this record, and it’s evident in their previous records. This band don’t make shit songs- ever. They don’t have one bad song. They are consistently excellent, and Land Of Sleeper massively shows this. Every song is a call to action and a bolt of reassurance for the soul. Most of the songs on the record last over 5 minutes, and I think for me that’s part of the attraction. I love how their songs feel like stories or a journey. I feel like I’m being taken into a sacred world and Pigsx7 are the leaders. I’ve said it before but when I listen to them- i feel like I’m listening to Melvins and Sleep for the first time. Those two bands are vital and shaped a lot of the music I listen to, and to hear a band like Pigsx7- they complete my holy trinity in a way! I honestly cannot praise this record enough. I’m going back to Big Rig again- the last 2 minutes of this songs turn into some obscure instrumental that will blow your mind. You can’t help but dig it- it’s incredible!

Land Of Sleeper is made up of anthems that need to be heard as loud as possible. There’s this raw energy on this record that has developed from each record they’ve put out- this is THEIR record, and I love how you can tell that they have and always will make music that is for THEM and no one else. It’s how THEY want to sound. Perfection is subjective, but come on now- this is another perfect record by the band. There’s a lot of pent up emotions and rage being released on this record.

For me, a lot of the songs have that same outpouring that’s on Release The Bats by The Birthday Party. I can’t explain it- I just know that there’s a similar link in how it’s poured out. I’m just in awe of this record and how yet again, Pigsx7 have gone and done it with another masterpiece.

DRIBBLE: Taking Off.

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It can sometimes be pretty difficult to write about a band that you no NOTHING about and they have only one song to go off on. But, when they make the kind of music you love it isn’t so bad.

Dribble only formed at the start of the year, and given how much of a shitshow 2020 has been, we can consider Dribble to be one of the positive things to happen this year. They’ve got this beautiful heavy sound- a real raw Doom sound, and it is that sheer heaviness that lures you in right away. Think bands like KYUSS, Melvins etc. with a gnarly Punk feel. Basically, mix Black Flag, Minor Threat with Melvins and you will get Dribble. The only way to listen to Dribble is as loud as possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zhW7dMiT70&t=2s

Something to really be in awe of is that the band are a duo. There’s only two of them making this beautiful noise (see, I was right about duos being the best!) Taking Off is a beautiful nod to the bands and styles of music that Luke and Thomas love. Taking Off has this effortlessly slick and heavy sound- the guitar feels like trees being hacked down and the drums are the intense echoing of the noise ricocheting through. The song will shatter through your rib cage and tear out your insides. All the gore, all the blood, all the mess. It is such a hard-hitting song. To have this much of an impact with just one song, well, you know they are going to do great things. Bands that have a heavy sound like this truly come alive in a live setting. It may be a while before we are able to witness Dribble in all their loud and rowdy glory, but it will most certainly be worth the wait.

I can’t wait to hear more from the band, but for now let’s all sit back and blast Taking Off as loud as possible.

Taking Off is out via the brand new DIY label, Pantherburn Records.