Check out this contender for best opening line of a presser ever: “ARSE is done screwing around…”
One of the songs is called PRICK IN THE FRANGA, ferchrissakes! Also, the band’s Insta handle: @bandofarse – LOL.
“I WANNA GO HARD EVERY DAY!” – BOOM! You’ll immediately hear why ARSE exist in ALLCAPS. Ooft, drummer Tim Watkins (whose kit of choice is a no-frills three-piece) even POUNDS in ALLCAPS. And every syllable Dan Cunningham emits is obviously ALLCAPS as well. Although sometimes he just, “BLERGH!”s into the mic. Apparently Cunningham’s “secret string tuning” informs his signature sound (see: SHAME BOMB’s explosive, twisted solo).
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This Sydney punk trio is rounded out by Party Dozen’s Jonathan Boulet on bass (see also: his brilliant self-titled debut solo record of 2009 to get some idea of this extraordinary artist’s stylistic breadth).
It’s all about the title track, though: “MY HEAD’S IN A VICE/ AND IT DOESN’T FEEL NICE…” – ha, quelle surprise! They then rhyme “KAPUTT” with “GOOOOOD” (but kinda with a German accent like guuuuuuuuuuut, so it totally works). Sauntering in at a contained if slightly tipsy pace, KAPUTT incorporates a coupla doomy freak-outs. And ARSE leave us with this closing line: “THE WORLD’S BIG AND IT’S VAST/ AND IT’S UP MY ARSE,” repeating, “IT’S UP MY ARSE,’ just in case you missed it the first time.
This six-track EP is all over in under 20 minutes, there’s likely only one hummable melody (NIGHTSHIFT BLUES) and it’s a sweaty, in yo’ face listen. Yep, we’ll be back for more ARSE.
LABEL: GRUPO RECORDS
RELEASE DATE: 23 FEB
