Bad For Lazarus – 25 EP

On paper Bad For Lazarus should be one of the most exciting new bands in the country. Congenial front man Rich Fownes has served time in Nine Inch Nails and Eighties Matchbox, not to mention the criminally underrated With Scissors, and his musical chops are surely beyond reproach. However this five track EP is hugely disappointing.

Tantalising early descriptions of the band included mouth-watering phrases like “violent pop” but the reality, as documented here at least, is more “wacky”, occasionally bordering on the inane. Apparently this is an intentionally misleading lo-fi precursor to a much nastier album of feedback and vulgarity. It's a strange move indeed, but hopefully one that will make more sense retrospectively. For the time being, judgement is reserved. [Austin Tasseltine]