Take A Worm For A Walk Week - The Monroe Transfer

Their name might suggest twee and adorable animal-friendly shenanigans, but their sound suggests internal bleeding. Don’t be fooled by the presence of a cover of Whip It by Tonka hat-wearing Disney haters DEVO on the tracklist: in the hands of Glasgow’s Take A Worm For A Walk Week (or TAWFAWW, as they’re known by the short-of-word-count) it’s a discordant thrash that’ll scare the bejesus out of the unprepared. Luckily, extensive touring of their formidable lycra-clad live show - including gigs with the less cutely named Cephalic Carnage and Skindred - has helped to minimise the potential for such misunderstandings. With their second full length - the term is used loosely because it's over in 16 minutes - the band set violent grindcore screams to off-beat rhythms in a maelstrom of Dillinger Escape Plan-styled eruptions, or ‘evil pop’ as the band themselves describe their sound. Evil? Yep. Pop? Maybe if you squint. But twee? Never. [Chris Buckle]