EP REVIEW: Last Under The Sun - Hooligan Jihad
Last Under The Sun - Hooligan Jihad
Out now on Iron Man Records
With a title like Hooligan Jihad, one thing is very clear; these boys aren’t messing around. From the outset, the record smacks you in the face like a Molotov cocktail – and the nihilism that oozes through the lyrics suggests that this is pretty much what Last Under the Sun had in mind.
The latest offering from the Birmingham noise merchants isn’t going to win any awards for originality or innovation, but it may pick up a few for sheer unashamed brutality. You can’t help but wonder if the EP was conceived during the rioting that hit the UK in the summer. It has a true punk mentality about it. Not trying to be anything ground-breaking, it’s just good, solid, punk rock.
It does though veer away from the simple in terms of the guitars and during the break-downs; they’re twisted and tweaked in all sorts of directions, adding additional layers to their sound. Gone is the only song that really slows the album down, but it’s got enough of a crunch about it to ensure that though the pace lets up, the ferocity doesn’t.
Last Under the Sun would sound better in a dirty little hole in the back end of Brum, with a half pint of warm beer in one hand and the hood of your best mate’s top in the other. They have a sound that is undoubtedly tight, well-conceived and clearly written and performed by passionate and talented young men. It’s music to get sweaty to, and unless you’re running to catch your bus, it’s wasted on a commute.
If you like your punk loud, fast and have a sudden urge to tip over a police car, there probably isn’t a better EP to provide the soundtrack.
Stand-out tracks: More Helicopters (if only for the Static-X type breakdown towards the end) and Beautane.
Mike Brown
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