Love among Mannequins Radial images Album review

Love among Mannequins

Radial images

Album review

                                                                                   

Love among mannequins, power at you with the heavy use of distortion pedals, like a bull in a china shop.

Radial images is the debut album from, this four piece. The opening track is more like 45 seconds of background noise, which probably should have been scrapped. So from this I didn’t really have high expectations but, I was wrong. The second track (to which I have no name for) launches you in to this marmite album. You are either going to love it or hate it, I for one love it.

Each song has powerful drum beats and, dirty guitar riffs. Apart from track 7 this slows the album down and gives you chance to rest, and to take in what the last part of the album has given you. Although half way through it picks up pace again so you have approximately 50 seconds of a slow melodic beat.

This is a splendid debut album. Track after track allows different ground breaking sounds to come through and pierce your ear drums. Radial Images is something special to the people who have the acquired taste for it. For the others just give it a few more listens, it is definitely a grower.

                                 

Rochelle Massey