Cardiff post-punk, art-pop outfit Joy of Sex have released their debut four track EP, and here’s a review!
Opening with what sounds like a surreal Christmas Carol that quickly turns into an Art Brut meets The Pixies indie-growler, this debut EP from Cardiff based Joy of Sex is a speedy, experimental and pleasing little record.
Second track ‘There Are No Giants’ is the standout here, flailing around from laconic verse to squawked chorus barked over stripped down instrumentation. They have a similar post-Frank Blank to sound to fellow Cardiffians The Victorian English Gentlemens Club, also administering a slightly schizoid tendency to their song structures. ‘Briefing’ has a more erratic post-punk edge to it, with the lead vocals becoming practically seagull-like.
Closer ‘Red Rocket’ growls over a staccato bassline, boy/girl vocals and drum beat all insistently striking at once until a searching The Cure-like guitar line leads us out of the track.
At four tracks in just over nine minutes it’s an extremely brief release, but suggests that this three-piece has enough inventiveness and spark up their sleeves to make them worthy of your attention.
Free download of ‘December Month of Plenty’ at:
http://www.samu.co.uk/sound&visiondownloads.html
