The Killer Wails
The Killer Wails
Independent
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Torontoβs The Killer Wails offer something refreshing this summer with their first self-titled full-length. Described as βweirdo punksβ, they have created an album which is undeniably punk-influenced although its charmingly lo-fi, and at times laid back, instrumentation hearkens back to classic rock.
Much of the album is reminiscent of a time past, with throwbacks to the sounds of the Misfits and MC5. Classic-sounding guitar riffs complement a garage punk sound that remains fiercely original in todayβs music scene.
From the β50s style croons on βGrandpaβs β57β to the volatility of punk shouts on βHuman Error,β the album spans genres vocally. Subject matter is just as wide-ranging β from Paul Rudd versus Michael Myers in βHalloween VIβ to a backseat love story in βGrandpaβs β57β.
βThe Hunterβ features surf rock riffs with a rolling bassline, reverberating guitar, and vocals that have a Cramps vibe to them. βGeorge Washingtonβ is a subdued rock βnβroll slow dance with later-era Arctic Monkeys feel which spans to punk rock and back within its six minutes.
The Killer Wails combine nostalgia and originality, past and present, and in doing so have produced an album that demands multiple listens.
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