Debut EP Sends Shivers
Album/EP & Band: Free Recovery EP by Free Recovery
Debut EP Sends Shivers
Guildford-based grunge band, Free Recovery, unleash their 6-track debut EP this August. The music writing is first class, the lyrics are effervescent and the performances are accomplished. There is a level of talent displayed within the band that is humbling, and the refreshing originality in this EP grabs you by the shoulders and reassures you that the heart and soul of new music is alive.
Surrey might be their domain, but the band members bring diverse culture from lands including Sicily and South Africa. That diversity is reflected in the range of their tracks, yet the EP blends strongly as a complete work.
There is a detailed complexity throughout the EP. Reminiscent of The Road to Hell Part I, a vintage radio scans frequencies to find the intro to Furtherman. Subtle Arabian tones weave their way through Our Summer Is Dead. Stylus crackle enhances the fade out of Vintage Sky. These indicators hint at layers to be discovered within the structure of the music.The lyrical beauty of slower tempo tracks Denial and Mary Rose, sandwich the sizzling steak of the EP, the extraordinary Swamp Thing. This is a track so explosive and overflowing with musical brilliance that a very rare thing occurred. Only ever before reserved for the all-time greats from music history, I got the full-on chills. To make sure it wasn’t a stray draught blowing in from the North, the track was played once more and sure enough those little hairs rose again. Swamp Thing captures the essence of Zeppelin and Hendrix and is skilfully crafted into an epic force powerful enough to touch the soul.
The vocal depth of lead singer, James, is scintillating, and his clear talent is supported well with exceptional lead guitar performances. Without doubt, this is some of the best music – of any genre – that I have heard in years.
Genre: Stoner rock of the full fat Seattle grunge ilk, with nods to Alice in Chains and Soundgarden.
Number of Tracks: 6
Release Date: 20th/21st August 2015
Rating: Outstanding
Review Date: 28th August 2015
Written by: Steve Basnett
Rating: Outstanding
Review Date: 28th August 2015
Written by: Steve Basnett
Members: Warrick James – Lead Vocal, Dave Sowerby – Lead Guitar (& Ellie Simpson), Paul Lawson-Tyers – Bass Guitar, Daniel Laudicina – Drums
Written by: Warrick James, Produced by: David Needham, Recorded at: Dark Horse Studio, UK
Tracks: 1 Furtherman; 2 Our Summer Is Dead; 3 Vintage Sky; 4 Denial; 5 Swamp Thing; 6 Mary Rose