Out of the ashes of cult band I Am Austin rise another project from the terrible twosome. For those that don’t know, I Am Austin were a wet dream for any Death From Above 1973 fan with their mix of drums and bass taking on what is now considered the norm after the success of Black Keys.
As if this wasn’t enough, they have embarked on a new project. Beard of Wolves’ first EP is the fruits of all the thrashing about in the garage and it arrives almost fully formed as if they have been at this for years.
Rolling effortlessly into action with ‘My Father Drives the Death Star’, it is a joyous blast of nu-rave and white noise made famous by the Klaxons but here returned right back to its blues roots. Imagine a rave version of any Nuggets song and your halfway there. It is a truly exceptional track which gets better with every listen
Following this was never going to be easy but Beard of Wolves aren’t afraid of trying. ‘Date Fight’ restructures The Stooges for a new generation while ‘Wet Mouth’ pervades your soul with a delightful tempo change which at first throws you, then makes you grin like a muppet; It’s not for nothing that The Guardian are now picking up on this shit (for further info on The Guardian music tastes, see also Gnod…we’re doing something right here!)
‘Dead Heat’ finishes off making this EP a tornado of noise alleviated by moments of sublime melody. It takes nu-rave and turns it inside out, returning it back to the warehouse (or garage in this case) where it came from. Catch this now before everyone else does.
