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‘Twilight of the Idols’ is the first EP from Yorkshire's finest Vicious
Cabaret. Being very familiar with Steve Maloney who's previous band Johnny Zhivago played quite a few
gigs in Newcastle and the surrounding area in their time and built
up quite a following. This new band Vicious Cabaret is in similar in sound to JZ
but seem to have more of an edge.
Whether this is as a result of the EP being produced by
Simon Humphrey's who engineered The Clash's debut album, and Pat
Grogan who has worked with the likes of Terrorvision and New Model Army, whatever it is,
this combination certainly seems to work.
The opening track 'Drift Like
Effluvia' is very up-tempo and will soon have you tapping along to its
infectious beat. 'Nuremberg Defence' is in similar vain to the previous track, but
the reverb vocals mid way through, combined with the brashy guitar riffs, give it a little more
depth.
'Goodbye Green & Pleasant Land' brings down the tempo a little, while still retaining
a punchy mid section that will keep you hooked. The final track
'Charisma Has Dug A Billion Graves' might be a mouthful of a title but to me it's the
a highlight of this EP, with its punchy bass, big guitar riffs and dark
vocals all go to make this the stand out track of the EP. Let's hope a full album is forth
coming in the near future.
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