When I Have Fears
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100
The Murder Capital may have arrived as if in a flash of lightning, but all the evidence is pointing towards that this is a band here for the long run.
100
It’s an outstanding debut from a great new band who play it like they mean it.
90
There are a fair few legendary bands out there that were never quite as good as The Murder Capital are right now.
80
The Murder Capital offer a variation on the post-punk theme that even if not entirely new, maintains a certain tenderness amid the noise.
80
Excellent lyrics play a vital role to The Murder Capital, and it is no exaggeration to say that there would be no music without them.
80
It’s a collection that will make you think for yourself and one that will keep on giving for a considerable time.
80
It's captivating from start to finish, heartbreaking in its delivery, and intense in all the right ways.
It seems that recently as new post-punk outfits have been popping up we end up comparing each one to it's contemporaries. Fontaines DC was given the same treatment upon their debut, but I think it's worth elaborating on where The Murder Capital's debut When I Have Fears differs tremendously from these acts and shifts their sound in different directions from these contemporaries.
For one, I'm seeing a lot of IDLES comparisons. IDLES are of course under the same post-punk umbrella but are far ... read more
For one, I'm seeing a lot of IDLES comparisons. IDLES are of course under the same post-punk umbrella but are far ... read more
The comparison between IDLES and The Murder Capital is obvious, but that doesn't stop "When I Have Fears" from being incredible. The writing is outstanding, the production is great, the atmosphere of both the energetic and slow tracks are engaging and it's just very enticing post-punk. Now that I think about it, the last couple of years were surprisingly good to the genre.
Fav Tracks: Green & Blue; For Everything; Slowdance I & II; On Twisted Ground; Feeling Fades; Love, ... read more
Fav Tracks: Green & Blue; For Everything; Slowdance I & II; On Twisted Ground; Feeling Fades; Love, ... read more
Cathartic, ferocious, impressive , energetic. Such qualities exists within the packed 10 track debut of the mysterious Irish post punk act The Murder Capital which spins a familiar sonic territory as their contemporaries IDLES or Fontaines D.C. Just take their opening track, For Everything, which has an eerie, ominous vibe that introduces the record with a bang and it sticks. Undoubtedly one of the better post punk records you'll ever hear this year.
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Track List
- For Everything
- More Is Less
- Green & Blue
- Slowdance I
- Slowdance II
- On Twisted Ground
- Feeling Fades
- Don't Cling To Life
- How the Streets Adore Me Now
- Love, Love, Love
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Added on: July 22, 2019