Nasty Little Lonely are not band to give much away any unnecessary information or undeserved hyperbole on themselves, so all we know is that they are a female fronted three piece from Bristol.
So it is up to the music to blows their metaphorical trumpet, which is handy as this EP Son Of The Flies is an extremely impressive and confident effort that pulls of an interesting sound with aplomb.
This sound is essentially its one part Goldfrap’s electro funk and one part Industrial abrasive rhythms. Trust me it works!
After a brief squall of feedback the opening track ‘Jesus Complex’ sets the template with a pulsing filthy bassline overlaid with post-punk guitar lines and sultry female vocals which settles into its industrialised rhythm.
With this template in place each of the four songs on offer uses this to add splashes of color ‘Lizard Brain’ would not sound out of place on the soundtrack to a Tim Burton animation with its swinging Psychobilly bounce and its rumbling breakdowns,
‘Son of the Flies’ takes a leaf out of Ministry’s textbook with its driving jagged guitars while ‘Turn The Screw’ is propelled by tribal rhythmic drumming and fuzzed up guitars.
It’s a short but very sweet affair that is packed to the brim with great ideas!
