Some years ago, I like to think my previous, now defunct blog proved (loosely speaking, anyway) that Brighton was the most fertile musical city in Britain. Whatever the status of that claim, there's certainly been no letting up since in the quality of what comes out of there since then.
The latest Brighton band to make themselves known to me are WTVR, who display that modern contempt for vowels that's a common element in band naming these days, but everything else they do is very much their own and makes for one hell of a listening experience. They've also evidently been doing it for quite some time and frankly I'm annoyed at myself for not finding out about it sooner.
Anyway, now's a good time to be picking up on them, because all four tracks on their recently issued Acid Fight EP are great. Rather than take a single great concept and spread it across all the tracks, which works perfectly well for many people, WTVR come across as one of those bands who treat their musical ideas pretty much like tissues: you can use one a second time, but the results are often far less appealing after that first good blow.
The result is that the tunes here, while all very enjoyable, stand as separate and unique musical accomplishments in their own right, whether that's in the organ hook of opener 'Meatcure', the squalling moan of 'Gin Paradise 66' or the audacious Stump-like confessional that is 'Wedding Night Erection Failure'.
It's 'Till Jockey' I've chosen to play in my Dandelion Radio show this month, however, because it's frankly one of the best things I've heard this year. Its wild tempo-changes and frantic declarations of minimum wage ennui ride the back of another delightful organ motif until you find yourself never looking at the guy who serves you in the local Co-Op in the same way again.
On the whole, as you've probably guessed by now, it's a distinctly lovable experience. All the more lovably, you can get it as NYOP here.
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