THE NOT - LP I
When we rented extra smoke machines for our last show, we just kept blasting THE NOT until they were completely wreathed in that foul cotton candy shit. It fit them perfectly - lead singer stalking the stage imperiously cutting through the fog looking roughly 6'11", drowned in squalls of feedback and pounding bass and drums. You know, a fucking band, right?
THE NOT have been crushing sets in town recently, and now that they have recordings up we can hear the extremely solid songwriting underpinning the aural assault. It's been released as one solid track which is usually a thumbs down for my persnickety ass, but here it's perfect - the fuzz washes over everything like a rainstorm, tying the songs together with the sounds of broken glass and sirens. The lyrics are blunt, political and vicious, exactly suited to this style of noise punk, and the rhythm section is locked to a core beat keeping it all properly on rails. The fast songs (ie most of them) rip, but in my opinion they're most powerful on the slower one "Stomp", and the pits prove it. More tracks by fall hopefully!
FFO: LEBENDEN TOTEN, PIG DNA, CHAIN OF DOLPHINS
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Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 19, 2017