Blending - Vinyle Transparent Et Trouble

Description

THE 2ND ALBUM BY THE ENGLISH HARDCORE BAND A POWERFUL-SOUNDING RECORD FEATURING A PSYCHEDELIC SWIRL, EXTRA-LARGE GROOVE AND MELODIC JANGLE FOR FANS OF CHUBBY AND THE GANG, OASIS, IDLES, GANG OF FOUR, FONTAINES D.C., THE STONE ROSES, THE CURE (EARLY), BAUHAUS, FUGAZI High Vis formed in 2016 from the ashes of some of the UK's best hardcore bands. Gold-toothed frontman Graham Sayle's angst-ridden lyrics about working-class British life will be familiar to fans of Tremors' frantic thrash, but alongside former bandmate Edward 'Ski' Harper and veterans of Dirty Money, DiE and The Smear, High Vis sought to transform that energy and intensity into something entirely new. Like their stage mates, Chubby and the Gang, did by drawing on the improbable sources of classic doo-wop, or like Micromoon did by combining everything from psyche to metal into an overpowering mix, High Vis's debut album, No Sense No Feeling (2019), showed that the band would never be limited by any genre boundary. Its claustrophobic scrap-metal noise bore traces of Joy Division, Bauhaus, Crisis, The Cure and Gang Of Four lurking in the shadows. High Vis's second album, Blending, allows them to broaden their vision more widely than ever before. In addition to long-time favorites like Fugazi and Echo and The Bunnymen, Ride and even Flock Of Seagulls were common reference points while the band worked together on the album. From the opening anthem "Talk For Hours," through the psychedelic swirl of the title track and the extra-large groove of "Fever Dream," we see High Vis's sound blossom into a work of unlimited richness. The hazy drift of "Shame" or the melodic jangle of "Trauma Bonds" may take them into unknown waters, but they still have the power and bite that made No Sense No Feeling so remarkable. Lyrically, the album also represents another leap forward. Speaking frankly about poverty, class politics and the challenges of everyday life, Sayle's lyrics have always spoken to the oppressed and rejected communities of Britain who have become invisible. This time, Sayle has not lost that social consciousness, but he has looked inward at himself and his own emotional landscape, and he has created something that feels more universal, that reaches out to people and ultimately gives a message of hope: we must not resign ourselves to thinking that our social background prevents us from being what we want to be. It is a vitally important message that could be the motto not only of Blending, but also of High Vis themselves.