Pearl Mystic has a revolution quality about it. Rather than re-inventing wheels it begs the listener to loosen the axles and throw them away.
Pearl Mystic really is a staggering debut. Hookworms are a band quite unlike anything the UK has produced for years.
This record is not the sunburnt wooze of Tame Impala: it’s angrier, colder.
It can be easy for bands of this ilk to get bogged down by choosing to opt for style over substance, but Pearl Mystic is a rich record that reveals more of itself with every listen.
The Leeds five-piece combine psychedelia, krautrock and gonzo rock 'n roll to unashamedly epic effect on this surprisingly immediate debut album
The consequent fusion of styles and a dominant interest in drone, space rock, prog, US hardcore, and psychedelia all curdle together at the blistering core of this album, which basks in a technical style that douses every shameless dose of genre #namedrop in a meticulous sheen.
Hookworms come up with an overall interesting sound in their debut. The band wields their influences upon their sleeves, though, and it isn't difficult to associate the music presented here with names such as Deerhunter, for example. Hookworms seem to excel at sheer-power garage rock, though (as seen on the excellent Form and Function), even though it is a direction they don't explore much on Pearl Mystic. Instead, the psychedelic-rockers usually indulge with drones and sound textures, but ... read more
Hookworms come up with an overall interesting sound in their debut. The band wields their influences upon their sleeves, though, and it isn't difficult to associate the music presented here with names such as Deerhunter, for example. Hookworms seem to excel at sheer-power garage rock, though (as seen on the excellent Form and Function), even though it is a direction they don't explore much on Pearl Mystic. Instead, the psychedelic-rockers usually indulge with drones and sound textures, but ... read more
1 | Away / Towards 8:49 | |
2 | Form & Function 5:58 | |
3 | I 2:44 | |
4 | In Our Time 4:50 | |
5 | Since We Have Changed 7:32 | |
6 | Preservation 5:04 | |
7 | II 1:30 | |
8 | What We Talk About 4:01 | |
9 | III 3:51 |
#1 | / | Drowned in Sound |
#16 | / | Time Out London |
#18 | / | NME |
#19 | / | The Fly |
#25 | / | The Line of Best Fit |
#36 | / | The Guardian |
#38 | / | Crack Magazine |
#38 | / | musicOMH |
#48 | / | Rough Trade |
#54 | / | Amazon |