The Bent Moustache - Forst
0 Comments Published by Trev Lostmusic on Monday, February 18, 2008 at 13:00.
I caught The Bent Moustache live at The Windmill in Brixton last week. I was suitably impressed by their noise pop tunes to pick up their CD - 'Forst'. The LP came out last year on Transformed Dreams.I've finally given the LP a bit of attention and it's a very fine piece of noisepop - recalling the poppier end of bands like Sonic Youth, Swervedriver and The Fall. The LP has it's shoegaze moments - on songs like 'The Deadroom' but overall the LP offers a curious take on the past 30 years of musical heritage with some more idiosyncratic pop moments - with 'Organ Fascination' being a prime example that has a very Mark E. Smith feel.
The band also throw in the odd curve ball and the odd dub rhythm does the job on a few occasions - most notably on 'Killa Dub'. All in all this is a varied and pleasing listen - a worthwhile investigation for anyone who likes their guitars a little frazzled but, importantly still keen on killer tunes. The Bent Moustache deliver both without ever sounding ponderous.
Whilst in the UK the band also recorded a session for for the XFM John Kennedy program X-posure. This will be broadcast Thursday, February 21 from 10pm.
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