I've no idea as to whether this band have ever been a part of a cult or not but they certainly claim not to have been. Ex-Cult are a bunch of snub-nosed, phlegm-gurgling punks from Memphis producing some killer hardcore punk. I was first made aware of them with the release of their Cigarette Machine EP back last year. There's a lot more going for Ex-Cult than three cord punk riffs and they have all the same attitude and bile of their predecessors. The EP's title track makes me want to put my Doc Martens on and kick in the nearest bin or hipster bicycle before a bit of wooziness inducing head-banging and thick snot spitting. There's something sexy to the band too, something of biker chicks in leather jackets blowing big bubbles of bright pink gum, of ripped tights and hands with chipped nail polish. Ex-Cult have a psychedelic almost prog or kraut-rock feeling as they go for energetic bursts before moving into dangerous building riffs. Check out Cigarette Machine below:
Summer of Fear is much more in the energetic burst category. Clocking in at 02:13, it's a searing, eye bulging assault of intense drumming, hardcore vocals and wailing guitar. They've moved away from the more psychedelic side which was on Cigarette Machine which is a shame because that's what hooked me in at first. They offered something different, more instrumentation to the usual hardcore punk attitude that they carry by the bucketload. However, for my money they're producing some of the finest, most raw punk music going right now. They don't feel content with using the well-trodden path of punks before. There's something new and exciting and dangerous here and ultimately that's something to make me grin like a loon when I'm bobbing my head to them. Check out Summer of Fear below and the single's B-side, 1906:
Ex-Cult
Summer of Fear
Famous Class Records
7" Vinyl on limited red or normal black vinyl on: 12/08/2016 at Juno
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