![]() Speaking about the new EP, vocalist and guitarist Thomas Haywood has explained how the new songs have emerged from some form of jam state. ![]() They even tick the retro box with the lively bounce on I Hate To See You Tortured and although not a band I know well, could it be that the quintet have been listening a lot to The Cure? Once again though, more restrained and in control but no less intense. The New Wave vibe on City That We Call Love all stark rhythm and angular guitar while The Writer picks up a fervent pace, slowing for a vaguely Gothic middle eight, putting the wild (and occasionally aggressively intimidating) abandon briefly on hold. The oppression on hold or in smaller doses as the lush melodies start to wash over us. The sense is of some lightning of the darkness on which they made their name. A hint of the Psychedelic hovers into view as Haywood grooves out on the “ electric kool-aid” line in hypnotic fashion. The rise of a new epoch from the ashes of their formative days, emerging with an echoing guitar line and tumble of drums. The missing link between the old and the new. Of the new songs, the title track spins out in familiar fashion. The new additions add a deeper, more uncompromising layer to their sound some of you may have had a taster with The Lounge Lizard Session showcasing some of the back catalogue in the new five piece arrangements. Frontman Thomas Haywood and bass guitarist Charlie McGough have been joined by second guitarist Eoghan Clifford, drummer Thomas Castrey and Johnny James on keys. ![]() The Blinders recently concluded a string of headline shows across the UK, using the shows as an opportunity to debut their new line up including our first encounter with The Blinders big band at the 2021 Tramlines Festival. If that’s not enough to evoke a hint of curiosity about the recent adventures of the erstwhile – albeit ‘limited’ -explosive trio, then maybe there’s no hope. It takes care of our previous limitations and is probably the best decision we’ve made. “We’re a five-piece now instead of a three.
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