Good music
you will never hear. Some of it out of sheer neglect, some of it happens to be
buried too deep in the remote corners of the Internet. Interestingly, neither
of these two reasons seems like much of an excuse these days.
Like you will never
hear GUMS!, a Scottish band (Glaswegian – if you need a genre) whose members
were once part of the now extinct Plimptons. Their new EP, How Nights Out End, is brimming with melodic quality (“Christina
Gallagher” is a true Glaswegian gem) and even offers a little in terms of
diversity. “What’s Left” is a distinctly Scottish accent against the background
of a Motorhead groove. Intriguing.
I could say
hopelessly old-fashioned, but do come on – what is old-fashioned anymore? I
guess my only serious complaint is that “February” may just be too good for the
most depressing month of the year. Or is that a sign of a good band. Next up is
“Rottenrow”, an anthem trapped in humility.
It’s always easy to
resist the unknown. No, you won't hear them. But with tunes so inescapable, what reasons have you not to?
