Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Post-Punk.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: Klammer is a UK band from Leeds which was set up by Steve Whitfield (who did some production work for bands like The Cure, The Mission ao). They’ve already released a few albums and now strike back with thirteen new tracks.

Content: When I hear Leeds I immediately think of The Sisters Of Mercy, The March Violets, The Mission and so many more great formations. Klammer is clearly driven by the good-old Dark-Wave spirit although their sound comes closer to the guitar magic of The Cult. You can also hear it a bit in the production of the vocals.

+ + + : No innovation but just well-crafted and efficient Cold-Wave music. The album is carried by low, resonating bass lines and impressive guitar parts injecting the true spirit to this work. There are several great songs featured, but  I especially recommend listening to “The Insider”.

– – – : There’s no real surprise listening to this album. It even has something predictable although it’s cool Dark-Wave stuff.

Conclusion: If you’re an 80s die-hard fan you are for sure going to like Klammer’s new opus.

Best songs: “The Insider”, “Oblivion”, “Broken Dreams In A Crashing Car”.

Rate: 7½.

Artist: https://www.klammer.co.uk /  www.facebook.com/klammerband

Label: https://revolverrecords.com / www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalRecs 

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The Leeds based post-punk act Klammer are releasing a new single on Revolver Records imprint Heavy Metal Records on 19th Nov. The track, “Broken Dreams In A Crashing Car”, is taken from their upcoming 4th album “The Day Before Yesterday”, which will be released in February 2022.

The band released its first album in 2013, “Auslane”, on Under Dogz Records. The same label released the 2 following albums, “Klammer” (2016) and “You Have Been Processed” (2018).

In between they released the singles “Everything Depends Upon The King” (2016) and “Spiral Girl” (2018).

Here’s the video for the newest single.

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