Scorpion Tea – Scorpion Tea (Album – Give/Take)
Genre/Influences: Post-Punk, Dark-Wave.
Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl.
Background/Info: This is the debut-, self-titled album by American formation Scorpion Tea. The band is featuring Christian Cruz (guitars), Anthony Diaz (vocals, synths) Edley Odowd (drums, backing vocals, electronics) and Fern Puma (bass).
Content: The album is getting us back to Post-Punk and Dark-Wave influences with a little, extra, boosting, Industrial touch on top. I don’t want to compare “Scorpion Tea” to any other formation but it sounds a bit like the imaginary hybrid between The Virgin Prunes, The Stooges and Big Black.
+ + + : This is a solid debut album driven by impressive guitar playing. It’s a raw and merciless production covered with darkness and a ‘no compromises’ attitude.
– – – : Cool songs but not really a potential hit to me.Three songs were previously released as singles but aren’t my personal favorite ones.
Conclusion: Promising debut which will appeal to Post-Punk freaks.
Best songs: “Take Solace In Suffering”, “Clandestine Whispers”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/scorpionteatime
Label: www.givetake.life /
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About Scorpion Tea
Scorpion Tea is a Los Angeles post-punk and death rock band featuring Christian Cruz on guitars, Anthony Diaz on vocals and synths, Edley Odowd on drums, backing vocals and electronics, and Fern Puma on bass. Odowd has previously played with Psychic TV and Toilet Boys.
The band’s first single, “Scarlet Misquote”, arrived in June 2023 as the introduction to its self-titled debut album, released October 27, 2023 through GIVE/TAKE, a label based in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, under catalog number GT054. The album was recorded at Studio 22 in Los Angeles by Thomas Dolas (Thee Oh Sees, Mister Elevator) and Joo Joo (Air Bol Bol), and issued on limited-edition mystery-colored vinyl with a foil-stamped jacket.
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