Portsmouth isn’t generally known as a cultural hub of Britain. Bar the occasional obsessive, tattooed, my name is ‘John Portsmouth Football Club’ idiot, the cross channel ferry, my mate’s loony-tune wife and an aircraft carrier or two, not a great deal really seems to emanate from there, so it is surely to Portsmouth’s great relief that they now have band to be proud of, even if their name is as ridiculous as the fella referenced above; You’re All Smiling Now But We’ll All Turn Into Demons. Indeed.
And despite the silly name, they’re not too bad either. They have that drone -rock quality of Wooden Shjips and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, which makes you want to reach for the nearest spliff and get somehow immersed in the dirge that this band create. There is a semblance of melody and arrangement rather than the endless scuzz of Wooden Shjips, and the somewhat tuneless nature of the vocals. The only real criticisms lie with the perhaps overly long nature of the songs, which can become a little tiresome and repetitive, and that the production is a bit woolly, but otherwise it’s not a bad effort.
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