The Scaramanga Six: Are You One Of The Family?

When a press release talks of how a band forms to "recreate the feelings of desperation and terror of being in a car crash" you feel compelled at least to have a quick listen. If this is what a car crash is like then I guess abs and airbags do their job 'cos it's not a particularly harrowing experience. The lead track may start with what sounds like a broken fuzz pedal but it soon descends into fairly anthemic rock with clever keyboard bits. There are elements of Divine Comedy here, just with a little more grit (and a lower budget). The other tracks are similar, starting with clashing noises and unpleasant whines that descend into something fairly listenable. Chop off the first 5 seconds of each track and drop the car crash references and they could be onto something.