Release
date: August 06th 2017. Label: Cruel Nature Recordings.
Format: Cassette/DD
Problem
Rock - Tracklisting
1.Export To Disk
13:14
2.Filth 07:12
3.Ting 05:50
Members
Export To Disk
recorded 2014: Bass - Joe Garrick, Guitar - Jon O'Neill, Drums - Rob
Woodcock
Filth, Ting recorded
2017: Bass - Joe Garrick, Vocals - James Watts, Drums - Skylar Gill
Review
Lovely Wife are a band
from my hometown of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. I've heard a lot of cool
things about them. Though I've never experienced them live in
concert. Though that may change with the release of their new EP –
Problem Rock. A 26 minute blast of distorted droned out
sludge/doom/industrial based sounds.
The opening track –
Export To Disk – doesn't really have a natural flow or structure
compared to other bands. Lovely Wife play a schizophrenic style of
Doom/Sludge/Drone kind of sound. They include elements of industrial
based noises and the odd experimental post-rock/post-metal style
riff. It's purely instrumental with the epic opening track creating a
huge fucked up wall of noise that's very hard to describe and perhaps
listen to for the more casual listener.
Second track – Filth
– at least tries to follow a set structure with Lovely Wife opting
for a more Sludge/Doom demonic driven song. The song is still
distorted and packed full of experimental noises.
The final track –
Ting – carries on the ambient mindset that Filth wisely created.
The production can be too lo-fi and understand at times. I know this
is a DIY release. This song contains perhaps some of the best moments
on the EP. Though it's sadly let down by the soft production held
within the song.
Lovely Wife are a very
talented bunch of musicians indeed. If Lovely Wife were given the
proper platform to perform then they could have the potential to be
more well known in the UK Experimental Doom Metal scene. Problem Rock
is a very good EP indeed. I definitely do want to hear more from
Lovely Wife. Though it has to be on a better sounding record.
Words by Steve
Howe
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