Total Control
Henge Beat
Iron Lung
2011
Rating: 7.5 hammer bibs out of 10
Even without knowing they are from Australia (which I did know before listening) and share a member (which I did not know before listening), your first reaction is going to be to compare Total Control to Eddy Current Suppression Ring. Which is fine because ECSR totally fucking rule. Honestly, based on the band's name I was expecting a hardcore album, but that doesn't really matter. Yes, this smells strongly of ECSR and probably A-Frames, it's sort of post-punk with gothy new wave tinges, a description that sounds eactly like the best work of Suicide and yeah you could throw that comparison in there too. These songs are a lot catchier than most anything Suicide released though. Anyways, the point of this short meandering review is to say that Australia is killing it lately and you should probably jump on the bandwagon now before it gets too full. This is a great record.
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