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<\/a>London\u2019s trashiest exponents of gutter-level rock \u2018n\u2019 roll return with their sophomore long player \u2018Last Suicide\u2019, the follow-up to their 2017 debut \u2018First Suicide\u2019.\u00a0 Known for their incendiary and unpredictable live shows, the band has endured a few line-up changes in their short career, but the core songwriting duo of Sebastian Melmoth (vocals) and Vince Suicide (guitar) remain. While their first album line-up was an unusual 3 guitar attack with no bass, they now return to the more traditional format with new bassist Gema German and drummer May Mansur on board for the ride. Does this new 2 boy\/2 girl line-up force a change in direction? Are Suicide Generation the new punk rock Abba? Read on to find out the gory details.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Recorded over a 3 day period by producer Patrice Picard, \u2018Last Suicide\u2019 is 11 slices of furious punk rock fury, delivered with reckless abandon. Beware, this ain\u2019t no USA pop punk folks, this isn\u2019t even Scandinavian scuzz. Recorded on the finest analog gear they could beg, borrow or steal, this is a lo-fi rebel yell, the primitive noise of a band that can barely keep it together and sounds all the more magnificent for it. With comparisons to Pussy Galore and GG Allin, you can sort of guess where this band is coming from, right?<\/p>\n
Opener \u2018Hypnotise Me\u2019 is as raw as you like. Kicking in at Ramones speed with guitars set to stun, they take no prisoners. Melmoth spitting bile and venom for just over a minute and a half of chaos and musical deconstruction.<\/p>\n
\u2018Trapped in This Place\u2019 with its \u201cdon\u2019t bring me down\u201d refrain and cool surf rock solo is pure Rezillos meets Dead Kennedys goodness. Elsewhere \u2018Hole In Her Head\u2019 has a cool as you like riff, it\u2019s a stop\/start tune that barely gets going before its trashy demise like they are just practicing a riff or a song idea.<\/p>\n
The deranged and menacing \u2018You Gonna Burn\u2019 is a highlight. \u2018When I Think About You\u2019 is a 50\u2019s rock \u2018n\u2019 roll mash up taken down to gutter level and \u2018Talk Trash\u2019 rides on an overly familiar 50s rock \u2018n\u2019 roll progression with fiery vocalisin\u2019 and an as always energetic delivery. They even veer into goth territory with the Cramps meets Christian Death vibes of \u2018You Must Be A Witch\u2019. Now, that I truly dig!<\/p>\n
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You can just tell from the off that this band does not give one fuck, they will do it on their terms and give the middle finger to all who question their motives. \u2018Last Suicide\u2019 is not an album to play to your mum, it doesn\u2019t contain songs fit for a Spotify playlist, you can\u2019t split lines of speed on a playlist anyway, you need a record cover for that, right? Well, don\u2019t worry folks, coz Suicide Generation got all your rock \u2018n\u2019 roll needs covered. This is an album to put on at 2 in the morning when you\u2019re off your tits on whatever, with a smile on your face and a bottle in your hand.<\/p>\n
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