7°, Chromatic (Orphea)
There's a Dutch band, The Nozems, that supported Senseless Things at
the peak of their popularity, they play a tuneful and melodic brand of
punk-informed pop and are the first band that come to mind on hearing
this album. Sadly, apart from an LP available at gigs, The Nozems
never got decent distribution over here and it took a trip to Holland
to secure a copy of their second record. Let's hope the same fate does
not befall 7° and their debut release; it's a punky affair for
sure, but there's a dash of new wave in the pot and something of their
own too. Not afraid to slow things down, but never far away from kicking
out the jams (motherfucker) they sound best on "Rat" where squealing
guitar lines race along at breakneck speed and there's barely enough time
for singer JP to spit out the lyrics as the rhythm section clatters
along like a bag of bricks on a broken roller skate.
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