{"id":5756,"date":"2016-04-04T14:20:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T14:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-plague-vendor-bloodsweat\/"},"modified":"2016-04-04T14:20:26","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T14:20:26","slug":"album-review-plague-vendor-bloodsweat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-plague-vendor-bloodsweat\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Plague Vendor \u2013 Bloodsweat"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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\u2018Bloodsweat\u2019<\/i> is the latest raucous product from Plague Vendor<\/b>, dubbed a \u201cvoodoo punk\u201d band who first caught fire in the scene in 2014. This came with their erratic debut \u2018Free To Eat\u2019<\/i>, from which they gained a loyal following which continues to grow. The debut was collectively barely 20 minutes long so if you want an excellent example of a youthful, experimental band maturing but still maintaining the wackiness, \u2019Bloodsweat\u2019<\/i> is your best bet.<\/p>\n

A heavy but entrancing instrumental background and hazed-out vocals not so much welcomes, but pushes you into the record with \u2018Anchors to Ankles\u2019<\/i>, later followed by psychedelic yells reminiscent of bands like The Chariot mixed with Baroness. \u2018Jezabel\u2019<\/i> then entices with a climbing bass-line and strange, raw, punky darkness. Up next \u2018Ox Blood\u2019<\/i> breaks the previous formula with a ominous synth intro which almost appears indie rock-esque with a long droning bass throughout. Definitely a unique standout.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The record continues consistently with classic sweaty crowd-pleasers like \u2018ISUA\u2019<\/i> and \u2018Saturday Night Shapes\u2019<\/i>. Alongside this the brutal, pacey \u2018Fire To Emotion\u2019<\/i> will most likely rile anyone up. Penultimate track \u2018Giving In, Going Out\u2019<\/i> is more uniform and lyrically defined and comes complete with an incredibly jammy but simplistic guitar hook. \u2018Got It Bad\u2019<\/i> polishes the record off with a droned, drawn-out exposition-esque intro. An expression of emotions, vocalist Brandon Blaine shudders through the song, painful shivers an added touch of realism which resonates just how honest the record is.<\/p>\n

Plague Vendor<\/b> are what they are and have continued to prove that they aren\u2019t afraid to show it. Admittedly \u201cvoodoo punk\u201d isn\u2019t a term that you hear day to day so it might take a couple of listens, but it is definitely something different.<\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

\u2019Bloodsweat\u2019<\/em> by Plague Vendor<\/strong> is out now on Epitaph Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Plague Vendor<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Phoebe Messenger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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