Jemima Surrender – Ask Me Again
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Boy/Girl alternative fuzz/grunge duo release their debut EP.
Jemima Surrender make the sort of music that creeps up behind you
then punches you hard in the kidneys.
Ask Me Again is a collection of four songs of quite brilliant
quality.
Millie Phipps and Alan Eldridge create songs with a quite incredible
sound. Opener Anathema begins quietly
enough, and comparisons to PJ Harvey are valid.
Soon enough the song explodes into what is obviously the Jemima
Surrender style of ripping fuzzy grunge pop which excites every possible sinew
in your body. Once heard, Anathema is
lodged in the darkest recesses of your mind, and trust me, it cannot escape.
The aggressive power is continued into tracks Reverse Long Close and
My Brother, the latter of which has a unique vocal approach interwoven with
some frenetic percussion. For a duo, the
resulting sounds are quite intense.
Named after a track on the eponymous album by The Band, Jemima Surrender
have fine-tuned their sound before releasing their first collection of finished
tracks, and it is that patience that has clearly paid off. EP closer and contender for song title of the
year, If You Sit In A Barbers Shop Long Enough You’re Gonna Get A F*ckin
Haircut, slows the pace slightly but still contains the jangly Indie sound that
will undoubtedly see them propelled onto higher heights.
Ask Me Again is a superb debut, and one that will hit you
immediately right between the eyes. They
aren’t scared to make a racket (in fact they probably aren’t scared of
anything) and it’s that slightly anarchic punkish approach that is so
refreshing. My advice? Buy this EP and play it on permanent repeat
until your ears bleed. Then wait for the
album.
9/10
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Published on Louder Than War 24/04/14 - here
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