Warmduscher - Too Cold To Hold (2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-96kHz - 810 MB
37:19 | Garage Rock, Post-punk | Label: Strap Originals
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-96kHz - 810 MB
37:19 | Garage Rock, Post-punk | Label: Strap Originals
The bulk of the critical acclaim that surrounds U.K. post-punk band Warmduscher unsurprisingly has to do with their particularly wild and memorable live show. Bottling that unhinged energy on record has felt like an untenable task but their fifth album, Too Cold to Hold, gets us closer. A psychedelic monologue by writer Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting, Filth) precedes the first song, "Fashion Week," a Mark E. Smith-style vocal-forward track propelled by punk-funk drum fills and vibes. It's sort of Magazine meets Roy Ayers, continuing at a frenzied pace until dramatically swinging into a noise-laden third act where the Warmduscher display their DEVO-weirdness.