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Hookworms - The Hum

Review by Jamie Prisk

Album of the year contender? I think so»

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The Leeds band consisting of the mysteriously, minimistacilly, monickered MB MJ JN SS and JW release their second 'proper' album 18 months after 2013's much acclaimed 'Pearl Mystic' album. Having had releases via the Sun Ark / Magic Lantern, Gringo Records, and Too Pure labels they're now on Domino offshoot 'Weird World' and still recording in MJ's own Suburban Home Studio. Set the controls for the heart of a helter skelter of squalling firestorms, a throwdown of controlled chaos and blissed out float-down moments. Psychotica-delic, hypno-driven fuzz freakouts, astral adventures on grooving organ, echo-tremmed vocals and some more fuzz. Heavy thunderous psych with a touch of New York Dolls punk abandon blended with noise and melody as equal ear-food. Fierce but beautiful.
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