![]() This sense of nervous, always-London-based lethargy unravels further on ‘Sunglasses’, with commentary on staples of hollow, upper middle class affluenza. But ‘Science Fair’ feels like a upgraded version of that track, letting up on the specificity and allowing a more relatable modern malaise to take form. Jerskin Fendrix, So Young Magazine, Sorry… it’s very niche. 2’ being the solo track on which he waxes miserable about pop culture and hyper-specific references to the London band scene. Die-hard fans will know Wood’s solo output as The Guest, ‘Theme From Failure Pt. The music matches the stress of this, its plodding broken-beat drums, grinding riffs and pocket-calculator synth arps heightening the mood to that of a panic attack. ‘Science Fair’ is a curious example of Wood’s chronically self-conscious lyrics, regailing the tale of a failed attempt to woo a Cambridge science fair attendee. Let’s analyse a few tracks, now compiled in short but impactful form, Kanye style (Yeezy is a big influence on the band). To me, BCNR sound like a fickle Seussean big band made of Who’s and Loraxes, applying each member’s instrumental mastery to… well, much more than “sounding like Slint”. People say they “sound like Slint”, but that’s hardly the first of it. Much like their peers Black Midi, it has twangy guitar builups, nervous broken-down monologues, and cacophonous freakouts. Anyone who’s paid little more than vague attention to BCNR in recent years will know how wacky their music is. The cover art for ‘Track X’, ‘Sunglasses’ and ‘Science Fair’ – and now ‘For The First Time’ – are like consumerist snapshots, pitting soft, inoffensive sans serif fonts against PowerPoint-ready stock photos.īut that’s not what their music sounds like. But fittingly, hyper-globalised postirony seems to be the band’s new favourite visual aesthetic. If you didn’t know this handful of scraggly-looking post-kids were part of one of the quirkiest bands to come out of the ‘London scene’ in recent history, then you probably wouldn’t have batted an eyelid at their presence in the hyper-globalised cafe chain. ![]() Georgia Ellery, violinist and one half of new Warp signage Jockstrap, likewise seemed to have no time for anybody’s bullshit, looking gravely confident that her coffee would start her day off just right. Lead vocalist and guitarist Isaac Wood was all chilly and stone-faced, shivering at the morning cold, perhaps relieved at the stop-off. They were ordering lattes and sandwiches, likely making enthusiastic use of that six-coffees-a-day Pret mega deal like normal people. ![]() Witnessing some of the members of Black Country, New Road in a Pret A Manger cafe a few months ago was a bizarre sight. All the very best in album action, plucked and exalted by our teamof high trained vinyl ninjas.īlack Country, New Road – For The First Time (Ninja Tune) ![]()
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