What are we talking about?
The recent E.P from Medway trio, Exoskeletons, who are exposing the bare bones of ferocious, grungey rock with the release of their 6-track debut, 'Get Lost'.
What hooked me?
The E.P in itself is a triumph, seemingly inspired by a wealth of great rock bands from Queens Of The Stone Age to Audioslave that Exoskeletons intelligently craft into their own sound. Initial track, 'Not This Time', features feverish guitar riffs reminiscent of Blood Red Shoes’ grungey tunes whilst they deliver raucous vocals and a minimalist chorus that The Rapture would be proud of.
Moving on to the next track, 'Owls' employs an insatiably insidious beat and stylish vocals before asking us to take a good hard look at ourselves with the lyric “what have you done that’s so good?”. It’s an introduction to the strength in voices within the band that shine even brighter in the third musical offering, 'Tusks', a solid mid-E.P track which also showcases the musical agility of the lead guitar in a short but sweet solo.
'Blue Lighted Away' is our chance to loosen the reigns on control and just enjoy rock for the sake of rock. The drums beat harder, the lads scream louder and the steady, creeping pace we’ve seen in previous tracks is smashed up and discarded in favour of relentlessly speedy punk. This prepares us perfectly for the feral assault of 5th track, 'Slurry', which provides a spotlight for the drums and bass talents in the band. It’s the shortest track at just over two minutes long but probably the most intrusive of them all.
Final song, 'Moving a Muscle' officially certifies the band as distinct, powerful vocalists with a wide range to back them up and is an impressive closing track which is sure to make an impact on any listener.
Special Move
The vocals from guitarist and lead singer, Greg, in the opening verse of track two,' Owls', are seriously cool and dare I say so stylishly grungey that I bet somewhere in the Hollywood hills, Chris Cornell must get a little shiver down his spine every time it’s played.
Key lyric
'Not This Time' features the lyric “Live so hard I forget to die”, which as ludicrous an idea as it may be demonstrates exactly the kind of cocky, carefree feeling the guys inspire in this great piece of rock and roll artistry.
Artwork
A bland, pale, expressionless character in a sea of crimson figures. You really could read a lot or absolutely nothing into this. Who knows what the band want you to do. I like to think of the cover image and the whole E.P as a breakaway after becoming disillusioned with the monotony of modern life.
Line From The Band
"When we’re not learning random 80's covers we’re writing new stuff which will probably end up as our first album. Hopefully this will generate enough sales revenue to pay for an interstellar spacecraft so we can set off into the eternal dark and search for Bowie."
Vital Info
You can listen to the E.P here;
The recent E.P from Medway trio, Exoskeletons, who are exposing the bare bones of ferocious, grungey rock with the release of their 6-track debut, 'Get Lost'.
What hooked me?
The E.P in itself is a triumph, seemingly inspired by a wealth of great rock bands from Queens Of The Stone Age to Audioslave that Exoskeletons intelligently craft into their own sound. Initial track, 'Not This Time', features feverish guitar riffs reminiscent of Blood Red Shoes’ grungey tunes whilst they deliver raucous vocals and a minimalist chorus that The Rapture would be proud of.
Moving on to the next track, 'Owls' employs an insatiably insidious beat and stylish vocals before asking us to take a good hard look at ourselves with the lyric “what have you done that’s so good?”. It’s an introduction to the strength in voices within the band that shine even brighter in the third musical offering, 'Tusks', a solid mid-E.P track which also showcases the musical agility of the lead guitar in a short but sweet solo.
'Blue Lighted Away' is our chance to loosen the reigns on control and just enjoy rock for the sake of rock. The drums beat harder, the lads scream louder and the steady, creeping pace we’ve seen in previous tracks is smashed up and discarded in favour of relentlessly speedy punk. This prepares us perfectly for the feral assault of 5th track, 'Slurry', which provides a spotlight for the drums and bass talents in the band. It’s the shortest track at just over two minutes long but probably the most intrusive of them all.
Final song, 'Moving a Muscle' officially certifies the band as distinct, powerful vocalists with a wide range to back them up and is an impressive closing track which is sure to make an impact on any listener.
Special Move
The vocals from guitarist and lead singer, Greg, in the opening verse of track two,' Owls', are seriously cool and dare I say so stylishly grungey that I bet somewhere in the Hollywood hills, Chris Cornell must get a little shiver down his spine every time it’s played.
Key lyric
'Not This Time' features the lyric “Live so hard I forget to die”, which as ludicrous an idea as it may be demonstrates exactly the kind of cocky, carefree feeling the guys inspire in this great piece of rock and roll artistry.
Artwork
A bland, pale, expressionless character in a sea of crimson figures. You really could read a lot or absolutely nothing into this. Who knows what the band want you to do. I like to think of the cover image and the whole E.P as a breakaway after becoming disillusioned with the monotony of modern life.
Line From The Band
"When we’re not learning random 80's covers we’re writing new stuff which will probably end up as our first album. Hopefully this will generate enough sales revenue to pay for an interstellar spacecraft so we can set off into the eternal dark and search for Bowie."
Vital Info
You can listen to the E.P here;
Or catch the gang live at one of the following dates;
March 9th @ Whitenoise - London
April 28th @ Fringe Festival - Maidstone
July 22nd @ Homespun Festival - Medway
Reviewer Profile
Yeah Buddy!'s newest contributor, Carla, is known amongst friends for her affection for music, her affinity for travel and a persistent delusion that she can drink anyone she knows under the table, which has resulted in some cracking shame hangovers. Carla is currently focusing on passion #2 and residing in Vietnam, with plans to travel through Asia and Europe before returning to Liverpool in 2016 for a much-needed and well-missed dose of local music, food and beer. Carla even has her own travelling food blog which is pretty damn hunger inducing; https://jinjaonajourney.wordpress.com/
March 9th @ Whitenoise - London
April 28th @ Fringe Festival - Maidstone
July 22nd @ Homespun Festival - Medway
Reviewer Profile
Yeah Buddy!'s newest contributor, Carla, is known amongst friends for her affection for music, her affinity for travel and a persistent delusion that she can drink anyone she knows under the table, which has resulted in some cracking shame hangovers. Carla is currently focusing on passion #2 and residing in Vietnam, with plans to travel through Asia and Europe before returning to Liverpool in 2016 for a much-needed and well-missed dose of local music, food and beer. Carla even has her own travelling food blog which is pretty damn hunger inducing; https://jinjaonajourney.wordpress.com/