Chain Cult’s debut single came out summer 2018 and is a great successor to their really powerful demo (also available if you ask for it). The band had been around for just a year but already they had managed to do as much as most DIY punk bands do in five years—two releases and a European tour! Chain Cult play dark and broody postpunk, as so many other bands do, but they play it with a hardcore-indebted ferocity that makes their music hit hard. They have a way with anthemic choruses and snaky, atmospheric riffage. On Isolated, Chain Cult have upped the intensity and dark atmospherics. The sound is bigger and more focused. The guitar work is haunting and flanged and the rhythm section locks in, keeping the energy high. It sits somewhere between a more up-tempo Killing Joke and Warsaw while remaining a band of their time. Short, sincere and to the point—this is a record that ticks most boxes for me. Dark, uplifting tunes with lyrics about personal and political topics, with pretty catchy, yet abrasive sing-alongs.
Sounds great. They SOULD do well. Thanks.
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