As with most side project bands, every mention of this band is going to cover the members' day jobs first, so here goes - Paul Mullen (yourcodenameis:milo, The Automatic) has teamed up with Gordon Moakes (Bloc Party) to put together a straight-up, three piece riff heavy outfit. Completed by La Roux/Brontide drummer William Bowerman, the band have just released their first single on Holy Roar records, Colossus.Opening with a muted guitar intro, Colossus explodes into life with Mullen screaming "Hope is all I've got now' as if his life depended on it. The tune crashes through riff after riff, thundering towards a frantic, galloping climax. B-side Iron Dream shows more range to the bands' sound, melding atmospherics to more full-on riffing. A seriously promising release then, promising a mix of the best of the respective members' previous work. It's especially good to see Mullen back with a band focused on a more leftfield sound.
9/10
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