Jemima
Surrender – The Uninhabited World
CD
/ DL
13
November 2015
8.5
/ 10
Alternative fuzz trio release their debut album.
Bristol can be proud. The new album from Jemima Surrender is a
great piece of how to make music ‘your way’.
Last year’s Ask Me Again EP (see our 9/10 review here) hinted at great
things to come, and here they are in the form of The Uninhabited World.
Clearly not afraid to do, well, anything, the
band have put together an exciting debut of a long-player guaranteed to make
the most ardent music lover sit up and listen.
The exhilarating juxtaposition of Millie’s vocals against a hard guitar
and drum is nothing short of wondrous and the bands ability to knock out a
highly melodious track or three give the album sustenance throughout.
Opener, Hammer And Peg is as commercial as it
all gets as the hooks embroils itself around your aural canal and ties its
twisty tentacles around the nearest anchor point not wanting to let go for dear
mercy. And so the album proceeds. There isn’t a bad track here and the trio
know exactly when to call each one complete – nothing carries on for longer
than it needs to do for full impact, and if that means several tracks coming in
at around the three-minute mark then so be it.
Even a break from the brash and crash in the
form of The Cull sits perfectly in the running order and provides respite in a chilling
and lovely way. It’s all very 90s Indie,
but the best of it. Thomas Quick is
exactly that, and the electrifying bass rumbles along throbbing in your throat
like an angry wasp fighting to break free - “fuck your modus operandi”. Quite.
The two singles thus far, Sylvia and Or Anyone
are testament to the bands songwrting capabilities. The former, with its hilarious video (Google
it) was the teaser to the album and tickled the fancy that something special
was on its way. Dark guitars screech
against the light vocals and it all knits wonderfully together. Latest release, Or Anyone is less commercial
but no less enjoyable with the now trademark pop grunge and instant hook ever
present.
Gentleman Jack is almost regimental in its
sound and In Sickness provides a chaotic grunge fuzz guaranteed to wake anyone
from their slumber. Closing with
Hysteria, The Uninhabited World is a great debut and one well worth the wait
and the affection that has clearly been poured into it.
Links
Jemima Surrender website
Jemima Surrender on Twitter
Jemima Surrender on Facebook
Jemima Surrender on hiapop Blog
Published on Louder Than War 15/11/15 - here
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