Austerity Dogs

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Vinyl is very thin and flimsy and came out the shrinkwrap with a slight warp and "scrunch" on the runout of side 1. Singer Elizabeth Morris and bassist Bill Botting form the Australian contingent of the band, and put the band's sunny, optimistic sound down, in part, to the 365 straight days of sunshine they would enjoy back home in Queensland. As well as the unparalleled joy of keeping the publication alive, you'll receive benefits including exclusive editorial, podcasts, and specially-commissioned music by some of our favourite artists. Rather, it's soaked in the impossible realities of the everyday, and it reworks that into something truly astonishing. The word 'cunt' is used within the first ten seconds of the record, in an aggro spoken-word opening that sends an immediate signal of what's to come.They're like an updated version of his stuff using current language in a very street wise naturalistic way - which isn't everyone's cup of tea, but is very honest. With more international dates on the horizon including excursions to Poland and Sweden the interest in the Mods continues to spread. This sounds like the nightmare of the real, boring, relentless revolution that Thatcher instigated and Cameron sweats awake to. This will make said orifices bleed and hurt, like wiping them with folded grease proof paper and not being able to flush. Rave reviews of the album have appeared in magazines as diverse as The Wire and Uncut, along with interviews being published both on paper and on the internet, both here and abroad.

They mix a punk snarl with pepped-up hip-hop beats and socially aware lyrics to make an original, energetic, angry and often witty statement that has become essential. Similarly, if you need to hear singing, or guitars, or pretty much anything that resembles 'normal' music then forget it. Because some of us are obstinate, stubborn and true to what we believe, regardless of whether it may be palatable to the masses (or even to the talented, active musicians that earn a small crust here in t'Towers).Closer listening (to Jason Williamson’s lyrics), reveals wit and humour in abundance mixed with clever word play - a harsh realistic ‘tails’ to Shaun Ryder’s hedonistic ‘heads’. Austerity Dogs’ is driven by post-punk basslines that loop consistently with rough cuts of drum clips, with the occasional synth melody to add a bit of texture to the tracks; these are all created by the other half of Sleaford Mods, Andrew Fearn. Austerity Dogs' is an unhinged, greasy blast of realism gobbing at a dying world staffed by utter tools. Like the aforementioned acts, Sleaford Mods have got a fabulous grasp of the mechanics of penning a raw, manic pop tune. Designer, architect and artist, his iconic work for Yes, Uriah Heep, Budgie, countless Vertigo sleeves and much more, has almost come to define 70's sleeve art.

My Jampandy' loops a two-note bassline for its entire duration; 'Showboat''s riff is like Skrillex if someone pinched his LFOs. Combined with Andrew Fearn’s sparse and rhythmic basslines / beats, it forms a raw and exciting hypnotic cocktail. Through heavy touring and a sound that exercises a visceral, sociopolitical stream of consciousness, they are forcibly breaking down the gates of apathy that guard the commercial mainstream.

As with all NHS releases the album package will be something very special, with some very special cover art. As quotable as Half Man Half Biscuit, as in thrall to the rhythmic force of language as the Wu-Tang Clan and as 'wow, where the fuck did that come from? Hard not to like the whole album as it is a stinging wake up and listen slap, that makes a change from pseudo tough nut bands. There's no special claims made for the city; no grandly romantic nonsense about its worth vis-a-vis other UK cities. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.