ALBUMS


CutoutJoconde CompostMentis


For thisdebutEP,CutoutJocondeis effectivelysingingmulti-instrumentalist ElliottJohnsonaccompaniedbyacohort of –mainlyNorfolk-based–guests. Althoughnotaconceptperse, thesongs arelinkedlyricallybyreferencesto houseplants,weeds, trees,pondsandthe GreenMan.Fittingly, themusichasa bucolic,arcadianifslightlypsychedelic feel toit.TherearebighintsofSydBarrett eraPinkFloydandTheKinkscirca… VillageGreenPreservationSociety,along withsuggestionsofKingCreosote’sFence CollectiveandhauntologistsBroadcast. Inplaces, therearedeadpanspoken wordvocalsnotdissimilar fromthelikes ofDryCleaningorWetLeg.


Thereisn’taweaksongherebut theeight minutecloserSomeThoughtsOnThe CommonToadisthehighlightof thefive tracks,goingfromdreamy,melancholic chamber-poptorousingrock.Johnsonis puttingtogetherabandtoperformthis live,whichcanonlybeagoodthing. In themeantime, thisEPisacaptivating introductiontowhatcouldbesomething ratherspecial.


8/10Pavlis


AvailableonBandcampat£4, purchaserscanpaymorewithall proceedsover thepricetaggoingto RewildingBritain.Alimitedvinyl runis promisedfor later intheyearandwillbe stockedbySoundclashandLowell.


50 / OCT-NOV 2021 / OUTLINEONLINE.CO.UK


Sleemo DegradationEP


Inacoupleofyears,Sleemohavegone frombeingadecent, ifunremarkable,post- punkbandtosomethingspecial.NewEP Degradationshowsjusthowspecial.


MindBenderisastormingopenerthat bringstomindcultalt.rocklegendsThe GodMachinemixingitupwithTherapy? Ifanything,RabbitRuntakestheintensity upanotchortwo,withsomeintriguing blackmetaldeath-gruntbackingvocals burieddeepinthemix.Sleemodon’tgoin forthequiet/LOUDapproachbelovedof ThePixies,NirvanaorearlyMogwaibut theyhaveakeengraspofdynamics,ably demonstratedherebythegentler interludesbetweenthefireandfury inTheDeadFishandImitateThe Thief.Throughout,BillyUtting’sguitars snarlalongwithJackAndrews’seething bassandJacobBrooks’poundingdrums. Utting’svocalshavesomethingofboth ChrisCornell’sroarandKurtCobain’s bruisedvulnerability.


Sleemoreallyhavecreatedsomethingout of theordinarywiththisEP.Giveitago.


10/10Pavlis


Gold&Youth DreamBaby


Vancouver-basedindie-rockband,are backaſteranear 10-yearbreak,blessing uswiththeirsecondLP,DreamBaby(out November5th). ..Itssoundflitsbetween alt-pop,Bowie-escsynthrockandindie- folk,showcasingtheband’snon- conformitytoonegenre.Theperfect balancebetweendazedoptimismand crushingrealism, thealbumcoupling electric,upbeat instrumentalswith penetratinglyrics….


10/10Pavlis


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