South Wales is alive with the sound of music and thunder or is it musical thunder? Mistakes Were Made are a trio of rockers fueled by the riff-a-rama of classic DC mixed with more Grungy elements and a healthy stoner grind happening. ‘Dice’ has the feel of Powerage mixed with classic Kauss and a twist of Helmet just for added sonic welly.
Mistakes Were Made aren’t fresh-faced youngsters, It’s fair to say that each member has been round the block a couple of times, with both Lino and Lee forming part of late 90s/early 00s outfit Ruby Cruiser. They were Signed to One Little Indian and with a Chris (Foo Fighters) Sheldon- produced debut album under their belt, they were on their way to bigger things – before the gods of rock’n’roll fate hoofed them in the stones and everything fell apart. Lee was also a member of Newcastle-based noise-mongers Whatever and toured with heavyweights such as The Wildhearts and Bruce Dickinson in the mid-90s. Huw’s been at it a fair old while too, providing low end for a selection of bands in different styles and genres – though he’s happiest when he gets to deploy his collection of distortion pedals in service of The Riff.
‘No Way Back’ is a dark heaving thump with the Heaviness of Helmet but a melodic delivery on the vocals in a dark twisting way that covers genres but has a cohesive sound that is fluid and engaging. These are the first recordings from the band and to sample their wears head over to their soundcloud and get on board as they add more music when it’s done. The band’s aim is to have a good time rocking out and playing music that makes them happy and that’s always a great starting point and this pair of tracks show exactly what they can deliver then bring it on let’s have more and some live shows. The hills are definitely alive with the sound of rumbling thunder Rock on Mistakes Were Made you might be onto something.
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