Album Type: EP
Date Released: 14/10/2016
Label:
Kaos Kontrol
A riveting debut from a band that
successfully integrates the feel of noise-rock with the fury and aggression of
hardcore, spitting out an arty hydra of epic proportions.
"Sing Praises" DD//LP track
listing:
1). The Cutting (03:03)
2). Shake the Meat (03:08)
3). War Dance (03:40)
4). Pastures/Abuelas (08:34)
The Review:
I threw this on at work and the thing that came to mind was
SMASH STUFF. As I cannot punch any of my patients, I stayed tuned in for
an abrasive blend of noise rock and hardcore. HAAN’s debut EP "Sing Praises" starts heavy and
ends heavy. Starting with the caustic opener "The Cutting" which never lets up throughout its length,
gorging us on a riff-fest of epic proportions.
The second track "Shake
the Meat" has a crazy layout and jumps furiously all over the place
with scything guitar over rolling drumbeats. Syncing into the heavy but
brief head nodding chorus which transitions on second pass into a nice brief
open section before coming back with some furious almost tremelo picked punk
fury definitely a fun song that I'm sure is killer live.
The third track "War
Dance" starts with a plucked Native American feeling open riff with
some simple but pretty decent clean singing. With a cool moving chorus
when HAAN
breaks back into the verse they add some cool rhythmic syncopation that I can
only describe as being similar to Tomahawk's more straightforward songs.
Closing their debut EP "Pasture/Abuela" starts with some choice bass grind moving
under some feedbacking guitar melody as the vocals kick in. A song that
begins almost strangely out of place, "Pasture/Abuela" delves into deeper sonic territory then the
proceeding tracks and includes a slick noise/feedback guitar freak-out in lieu
of a chorus. The bridge of "Pastures/Abuela"
brings the song back to ground with a spiralling Unsane style riff which meanders
into some cool changes. An awesome track that literally flips genre mid
song but is written so well it's completely seamless. As the track
concludes I am left wondering which tracks are my favourites and honestly they
are all really good.
A riveting debut from a band that successfully integrates the
feel of noise-rock with the fury and aggression of hardcore, spitting out an
arty hydra of epic proportions leaving me eagerly wishing for a full
length/full US tour.
