{"id":84870,"date":"2019-07-05T14:51:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T13:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=84870"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:26:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:26:19","slug":"review-fangclub-vulture-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-fangclub-vulture-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Fangclub \u2013 Vulture Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-84872\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Fangclub-Vulture-Culture-Cover-Compresse-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Fangclub-Vulture-Culture-Cover-Compresse-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Fangclub-Vulture-Culture-Cover-Compresse-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Fangclub-Vulture-Culture-Cover-Compresse-465x465.jpeg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Fangclub-Vulture-Culture-Cover-Compresse.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Irish grunge-rockers <strong>Fangclub<\/strong> had a storming hit with their self-titled debut. Straight down the line, it was a record of big, simple sounds, driven by absolutely watertight songwriting. It came at a price. Guitarist\/vocalist Steven King struggled with his mental health and turned to drugs. As catharsis, the band retreated to a small studio in Wales where they spent a month creating \u2018<em>Vulture Culture<\/em>\u2019. Channelling King\u2019s experiences, they have also managed to capture enough caustic energy to ensure it sounds absolutely huge.<\/p>\n<p>True, the album takes a little while to get going, the six-minute \u2018<em>Last Time<\/em>\u2019 could only be an opener without killing the momentum. However, once the title track kicks gear, it doesn\u2019t hold back. \u00a0From here everything feels blistering and muscular without sacrificing honesty with \u2018<em>Hesitations<\/em>\u2019 being the clearest example.\u00a0 Using a riff big enough to bulldoze a house, it plays with Nirvana-style dynamics, gloomy vocals and scuzzy basslines then pummels you with a chorus. This, and songs such as \u2018<em>Nightmare<\/em>\u2019 reek of <strong>Fangclub<\/strong>&#8216;s familiar sound, but elsewhere they are keen to try new things.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Fangclub - Hesitations\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9pT648QOV3A?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At its most interesting, \u2018<em>Black Rainbow<\/em>\u2019 uses distortion to distance King\u2019s voice from the lyrics. It\u2019s surprisingly effective, especially as it enters an almost dreamlike chorus. Similarly, \u2018<em>Every Day<\/em>\u2019 feels different in the way it uses moody and atmospheric guitar parts. You\u2019re also lulled into a false sense of security by \u2018<em>Last Time<\/em>\u2019, only for it to open up with an extremely satisfying riff.<\/p>\n<p>To keep his lyrics raw, King left it until the last minute to write them. This works very well on \u2018<em>All I Have<\/em>\u2019, which digs into a well of honesty, managing to convey his anguish without losing its driving pop sound. However, on \u2018<em>Last Time<\/em>\u2019 they do feel a little thin, especially stretched over its prolonged runtime.<\/p>\n<p>Passionate and powerful, \u2018<em>Vulture Culture<\/em>\u2019 is the sound of <strong>Fangclub<\/strong> fighting their demons and spreading their wings. Built around repressed energy and guided by the heart on its sleeve, it always hits hard.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Vulture Culture<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>Fangclub<\/strong> is out now on<strong> Vertigo Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fangclub<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Fangclubofficial.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/Fangclubfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/Fangclubfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Instagram.com\/Fangclubband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ian Kenworthy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhisperingSand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WhisperingSand<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;\u2018Vulture Culture\u2019 is the sound of Fangclub fighting their demons and spreading their wings&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":84872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[5879,1286,15621,15539,17272],"class_list":["post-84870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-reviews","tag-fangclub","tag-ian-kenworthy","tag-vertigo-records","tag-vulture-culture"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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