Blank Parody (6) turned up with two less members than usual to play a sort of stripped back -not quite acoustic set. To be fair to them they gave it their all, performing their set with all the gusto and enthusiasm of a headline set. The small gathering of fans seemed to enjoy it a lot too. Unfortunately I feel that Blank Parody are just not really unique or raw enough for my taste. Blank Parody have the look and attitude to fit in alongside the likes of The Amazons and Circa Waves but lack a unique personality or sound of their own.
Birmingham's 'Grimecore' pioneers Crime and Punishment 2011's set this time was the last of their short 'weekender' tour. Unfortunately not many people had shown up for this Sunday night headline set but CPK still did their best despite their tiredness and delivered a full set. CPK's début album FUBAR is due out soon and it's self titled lead single is a good clue if where they're headed. It's a state of the nation address. The most explicitly political and straight up metal song they've produced so far. The slightly surreal production style of the earlier tracks seems to have given way to something much more straight forward and stripped back. As usual their set was marked by Joey Sniper climbing on every available surface to scream his throat out and roll around on the floor. Dan now has to rap both his and Glitch's old bars and has managed to do pretty well, even switching his own flow to suit Glitch's style. The addition of Sam on drums is also proving to work in their favour as many of their tracks now sound as if they'd been written with drums rather than just laptop beats. Another highlight was their cover of The Weeknd's 'The Hills' who "Joey thought was a band".
Links
https://thechaletlines.bandcamp.com/
www.facebook.com/blankparody/
https://soundcloud.com/lastlightuk
crimepunishment2011.bandcamp.com/
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