Wolf & Cub's darkly psychedelic and intensely rhythmic debut album Vessels is out now.
Wolf and Cub - Vessels
The band have spent most of 2007 on the road - and anyone who has caught them in Japan, Europe, America or their native Australia over the last few months will testify to their live impact. Propelled by twin drummers and grounded by thundering basslines, Wolf & Cub's music is a ceaseless surge of forward momentum, laced and defaced by Joel Byrne's saturated, ultra-sustained guitar tones and keening vocals.
And whereas many studio recordings somehow fail to measure up to the live experience, Vessels is a dense, adrenalised triumph. The record draws on the feral energy of early singles like "Thousand Cuts" and "Steal Their Gold", honing a wealth of ideas into one focussed blast. And it covers plenty of ground, too - from the relentless drive of title track and opener "Vessels" to the hazy, rhythmic psychedelia of "Kingdom", taking in the narcotic garage energy of "This Mess" and the glam stomp of "March of Clouds" along the way. Muscular punk basslines intertwine with prog-psych guitar fuzz, while the percussion switches deftly between pounding ferocity and hypnotic detail; in short, this is an album built on a deep love of exhilarating, mind-bending music.
Visit Wolf and Cub's Website:
Wolf & Cub
Visit Wolf and Cub's MySpace: www.myspace.com/wolfandcubaustralia
Wolf and Cub - Vessels
The band have spent most of 2007 on the road - and anyone who has caught them in Japan, Europe, America or their native Australia over the last few months will testify to their live impact. Propelled by twin drummers and grounded by thundering basslines, Wolf & Cub's music is a ceaseless surge of forward momentum, laced and defaced by Joel Byrne's saturated, ultra-sustained guitar tones and keening vocals.
And whereas many studio recordings somehow fail to measure up to the live experience, Vessels is a dense, adrenalised triumph. The record draws on the feral energy of early singles like "Thousand Cuts" and "Steal Their Gold", honing a wealth of ideas into one focussed blast. And it covers plenty of ground, too - from the relentless drive of title track and opener "Vessels" to the hazy, rhythmic psychedelia of "Kingdom", taking in the narcotic garage energy of "This Mess" and the glam stomp of "March of Clouds" along the way. Muscular punk basslines intertwine with prog-psych guitar fuzz, while the percussion switches deftly between pounding ferocity and hypnotic detail; in short, this is an album built on a deep love of exhilarating, mind-bending music.
Visit Wolf and Cub's Website:
Wolf & Cub
Visit Wolf and Cub's MySpace: www.myspace.com/wolfandcubaustralia
