Weirds – Swarmculture
Leeds four-piece Weirds aren’t really that weird. They describe themselves as psych-grunge but their sound is more reminiscent of old fashioned metal. Weirds are absolutely at their best when they start to crunch out the riffage like some gigantic dinosaur from a Chewits advert in the '80s. All of their promise lies in their ability to turn that noise up to 11.
There are times, sure, when the vocals on Swarmculture are a little high in the mix and a few of their lyrics might make you wish for muddier production, but this is a fledgling effort and you don’t stamp on a twinkling stone you suspect might be a diamond in a puddle, right? You say, keep working at it, boys.
Listen to: Things that Crawl, Valley of Vision, Phantom
Buy Weirds - Swarmculture on LP from Norman Records