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  • EX PEOPLE 'Bird' - Cargo Records UK

    New Heavy Sounds

    EX PEOPLE 'Bird'

    £8.99

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    New Heavy Sounds

    EX PEOPLE 'Bird'

    £8.99

    'Bird" will be released on May 17th on limited edition Red and Black Vinyl and CD.
    Exclusive 2 colour, T Shirt option only by mail order or as a bundle.
    T Shirt designed by Unexpected Specter (@unexpectedspecter on instagram)

    Ex People are Laura Kirsop: Vocals, Calum Gunn: Guitar, Edward White: Bass and Vicki Dawson: Drums.

    Emerging from the London DIY scene in 2015 are stoner sludge four-piece Ex People, the latest in a line of bands seeking to push the heavy template yet further.

    'Bird' was recorded with Wayne Adams (Vodun, USA Nails, Death Pedals, Casual Nun) at Bear Bites Horse Studios, and he's managed to perfectly capture the visceral weight of their sound, a startling amalgam of super filthy fuzz thick riffs, grunge, noise rock and stoner, combined with a punk attitude. 

    Taking their cue from bands as diverse as Electric Wizard, Bardo Pond, Harvey Milk and Kylesa, along with 90s sludge such as the Melvins (yet still managing to sound cohesive) the ten tracks that make up 'Bird', combine stoner hooks and soaring vocals with a crushing heaviness. 

    Add to that some thumping motorik beats (almost like a heavy 'Neu' at times), shot through with an ever-present melodic sensibility, and you have a band that once again shows that when it comes to heavy music, all gates are open.

    Drawing on apocalyptic and dystopian themes, 'Over' tells the story of a planet colliding with the earth, over a driving, crunching circular riff.

    Other tracks tackle real-world horror, with 'The Host' about a woman and child escaping domestic violence, and opening track 'Not a Drill' calling for resistance against oppressive regimes. 

    And album closer 'Crested' is as dark as it gets, 8 minutes of full on doom meets discord, combining the atmospherics of Windhand with the slowed down hardcore of My War-era Black Flag

    'Bird' is gloriously heavy, fuzzed up yet melodic, at times bleak and thrilling as it is infectious.

    It's a bold statement of intent, and we are stoked to add Ex People to the NHS roster.

    Tracklisting:
    1. Not a Drill
    2. Without
    3. Over
    4. Dread
    5. The Host
    6. Complainer
    7. You Creep
    8. Erlenmeyer
    9. Surekill
    10. Crested
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