By: Martyn Coppack
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Demob Happy are one of those bands that come at you like an over-excited child and giggle constantly down your ear whilst jamming away on some souped up riffs that could have come straight from the school of Blink 182. You get the picture? A rabble of youngsters intent on breaking as many strings and bones as possible whilst falling over themselves in their eagerness to get to the next song. Yes, this is garage punk/pop or whatever you want to call it and normally this sort of thing gets very tiring after a while. It’s a good job Demob Happy aren’t one of the crowd though, as they seem to have the opposite effect.
‘Young and Numb’ sort of says it all really and as the throbbing bass kicks things off before breaking out in some shouty punky type chorus, you get the feeling that they are either going to be huge or just another flash in the pan. Similar in many respects to Allusondrugs, you rather think the latter of this lot.
This is cemented on ‘Fizz’ which introduces a deeper element to the band as they start to mess around with time signatures. Laying off the sugar for a while, they are no less exuberant but also betray a cunning knack of taking a breather every now and again. It’s either this or your brain is laid into submission from the riot that is going on.
Succubus’ is a bit ore measured and comes across like some early Wire track. It is ‘Milk Parlour’ which really intrigues though with it’s distorted vocals played out against a clanging guitar. Only four songs and literally ten minutes in and the band have managed to re-imagine themselves already. A dangerous game but one that entices you towards further releases just to see where they end up.
Let’s face it, Demob Happy are going to be huge. You can just tell. This year they will play clubs, next year it will be Reading Festival, the future is already mapped out. They deserve it though as they are very good at what they do and have a great ability of changing tack every now and again to keep you on your toes. It’s raucous, energetic, happy and bouncy which may turn some people off but for those wanting a short, sharp burst of fun then look no further.
