“And maybe my mum can’t work out when one song ends and another begins but this isn’t for 56-year-old women (oofph – ed). This is teenage rebellion at its best. ”
“And maybe my mum can’t work out when one song ends and another begins but this isn’t for 56-year-old women (oofph – ed). This is teenage rebellion at its best. “
The Plight – Black Summer
From the first second of this EP you know what to expect. That’s not a bad thing…I like a kick in the face and the rampaging drum intro of Clarendon really does that to you. If you don’t like a kick in the face at all and you’d rather a nice sit down and a cup of tea I really wouldn’t recommend The Plight to you, stick to your Newton Faulkner and couscous supper. The band has just embarked on “The Atticus Tour”, aye a big tour sponsored by some la-di-dah American clothing company so that means one thing: being pencilled in as the “next big thing”. The Plight deserve it because not only does Black Summer contain tune after tune, six of the buggers and not a duff one on the thing, but Black Summer also contains something you don’t see much these days: musicianship! These dudes know how to play. The duel harmonised guitar licks of guitarists Stoz & Lewis really set The Plight apart from the rest of the Kerrang! crowd.
There is nothing subtle about this EP at all and I love it. From the boogie woogie-tinged (no shit) Lifestyle to perhaps the fattest bass intro I’ve heard since Lemmy smacked out Ace of Spades in Ball & Chain. Ok, perhaps that was a slight exaggeration but I cannot stress how much I enjoy listening to this EP without using overblown descriptions like that.
And maybe my mum can’t work out when one song ends and another begins but this isn’t for 56-year-old women (oofph – ed). This is teenage rebellion at its best. Go out. Have fun, Get drunk, Climb on your mate’s back. Pee up an alley and feel shit in the morning. Like said in It Only Gets Worse: “These days are getting numbered, so let’s make them last.”
Words: Morgan Lane Pictures: Al Overdrive