Genre/Influences: Post-punk, wave-rock. Background/Info: Belgian trio Dead High Wire is now active for a couple…
Genre/Influences:
Post-punk,
wave-rock.
Background/Info:
Belgian
trio Dead High Wire is now active for a couple of years. They describe their
sound as ‘an
edgy exploration of garage & post-punk, with a sleazy indie feel’. They
last year released their official debut album “Pray For Us” featuring nine
songs
Content:
One
thing is for sure, Dead High Wire brings several influences together. There
clearly is an 80s touch recovered with post-punk influences and a rock-touch
reminding me The Stooges. The guitar takes an important part in the composition
while drums, bass guitar and electronic arrangements are achieving their work.
+
+ + :
I like the fusion between different influences, but the raw and 80s-like
production has something entertaining. This is music to play live! The guitar
playing injects a truly ‘dark’ spirit reinforced by some solo passages. The
album is a powerful and well-crafted production revealing multiple cool songs.
–
– – :
The single cut that couldn’t convince me is the last one, which sounds
like a poorly, inspired ‘outro’.
Conclusion:
Dead
High Wire appears to be an interesting discovery and I hope this band can progressively
reach a wider audience. “Pray For Us” is a noticeable debut album!
Best
songs: “Pray For Us”, “Bbgap”, “The Parallel World”, “Worship”.
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