Our single of the week (12th August 2010)
...according to our Business Lady on Thu 12 Aug, 2010.
After the roaring success of the debut Forest Swords LP on Olde English Spelling Bee I should imagine expectations are high in anticipation of this little bad boy of a seven inch. Rest assured though, you kids won't be disappointed. This is mint. A-side 'Rattling Cage' (I'd have preferred 'Rattling Cages' like you would down at city hall but each to their own) is a swamped-out dub groove with some outstanding bits and bobs thrown in. If goth-dub is a style of music that exists then it probably sounds like this. The flip-side is equally as reliable sounding and not to dissimilar to the recent Pit Er Pat stuff with its sweet guitar lines and strange percussive overtones. The drums are super good on this one. Sounding like a single of the week to me. What do you think?
500 ONLY! After an acclaimed EP on Olde English Spelling Bee, Liverpool's Forest Swords returns with a strictly limited debut 7" on No Pain In Pop. Managing to mix Burial's sample strewn claustrophobia with a twisted r'n'b swing and organic swamp grooves, this is two tracks of perfectly executed skeletal pop. For fans of James Ferraro, Pocahaunted, Rangers etc.
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