Over the last few years Brighton's Theo Verney has been building
up a bit of a reputation. Slamming bricks of sludgy distorted guitars under
raucous howling vocals to build rooms of pure noise. Now Theo's back and better
than ever.
'Mountain Rose' is the first song to appear from Verney's upcoming Brain
Disease EP and offers
up a slightly more refined sound than the unadulterated fuzz of previous
releases. Built
on foundations of sprinting guitars and a hopping drum beat, Verney's vocals
are soft, gently filling in all cracks and crevices of the chugging
verses.
A heavy riff demolishes any sense of calm as a punchy chorus
explodes into life. "I wont get knocked down!" insists Verney,
calling out from beneath boisterous guitars and crashing cymbals. The gallop of
guitars once again takes over, quickly rebuilding what was demolished just
moments before, only for it to be once again crushed under the weight of more
fearsome guitars.
A shimmering guitar solo is the perfect interlude between the
final lethal rounds of wrecking-ball guitars. The song quickly collapses out of
view leaving just a murmuring cloud of dusty feedback.
Verney's Brain Disease EP is
out soon on Marshall Teller Records and if this first peak is anything to go by
we are in for a treat. If an upcoming EP isn't exciting enough a debut album is
also on its way to our ears in the not-too distant future!
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