By:
Chris Bull
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 29/01/2016
Label: Reptilian Records
This album is a great example of what can happen when two legends of
the noise rock scene combine to pay homage to their musical influences. It's
filthy, rough around the edges and it doesn't give a fuck. There are few bands
out there that can truly say that.
“UXO” LP track listing:
1).
Bitter
2).
Trauma
3).
Blind Suicide
4).
Redlegs
5).
Everything’s A Mistake
6).
This Won’t Take Long
7).
User
The Review:
When
members of Unsane and Today Is The Day
get together to jam, you can bet there'll be some noisy stuff going on. That's
exactly what you'll get with UXO's first self titled
effort. With the band having completed a mini North American tour, you can bet
this ain't a throwaway side project, this is the real deal.
Sounding
somewhere between 'Blood Run'/'Visqueen'
era Unsane and Today Is The Day's
Amphetamine Reptile trio of albums, this kicks and screams with flailing limbs;
'Bitter' has a laid back main riff
and steady no frills drumming with Messrs Austin and Spencer trading vocal
duties to great effect. The more energetic 'Trauma'
with its driving rhythm and 'Blind
Suicide' with its trademark Austin snarl and bone sawing chorus, kick
things into hyperdrive.
'Redlegs' sounds like
it could be on an early Unsane release (this is
in no way a bad thing), it just has that one, two punch normally associated
with them. Factor in some high pitch Austin screams and it changes the
complexion of the track. Following from that is the filthy Helmet
meets Mudhoney swagger of 'Everything's a Mistake' which has an almost downtrodden feel to
it. 'This Won't Take Long' brings
more trademark Spencer riffs on top of its pummeling drums before the finality
of 'Loser' sounding like some
amalgamation of Steel Pole Bathtub and Butthole Surfers.
Both Spencer and Austin combine on the vocals to give it e very gritty and
furious edge.
This
album is a great example of what can happen when two legends of the noise rock
scene combine to pay homage to their musical influences. It's filthy, rough
around the edges and it doesn't give a fuck. There are few bands out there that
can truly say that.
“UXO” is available
here
Band info: facebook
