The Wave
Idiot
Pica Pica
The Darker
3.5
Review by Dave Simpson
Review by Tipsyonturtlesoup
To be honest when I first opened the press
release for this one my heart sank. I inwardly
groaned and thought to myself not more
tedious metal cobbled together by some
morons with too much hair who take
themselves far too seriously. However,
thankfully I was completely wrong, proving
once again that you cannot judge a book (or in
this case an EP) by its cover.
The WAVE are two guys, Leif Wedin
(Vocals, Guitar) and Steve Sherlock (Drums)
based in Stockholm, Sweden who play
frenzied paced, aggressive, heavy music.
While listening to it you cannot escape the
sense of joy that permeates the EP as a whole.
You can tell these guys are really having the
crack beating out this almost psychotic music
and really don’t care if you like it or not. It’s
fast, aggressive, fun music that completely
lacks pretension which is rather refreshing.
It’s the type of thing I could imagine forming
the soundtrack to some sort of deranged,
whiskey and amphetamine fueled wreaking
4.5
rage. I didn’t do anything quite so dramatic
while listening to it although I did hoover my
gaf at breakneck speed with it blasting through
my headphones.
The EP flows rather well and the tracks
themselves are rather short which makes
breaking them down and analyzing them
difficult. However, if pushed I would have to
concede that the third track ‘Duran Duran’ is
my least favorite. Overall though the whole EP
is a joy, a psychotic blend of punk, metal, pop
and rockabilly with tongue stuck firmly in
cheek.
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