Formats
SBWLP72 - LP
4059251139256
Details
Limited two-colour vinyl! BENCH PRESS haven't been together as a band for as long as the relaxed aplomb of their single makes it seem. The band has only been around since March 2016, and they've been doing the live thing steadily ever since, even if their entire evening's material was just 20 minutes at the time. Since then, guitarist Morgan Griffith, bassist Lewis Waite and drummer Jordan Hicks have acted as a perfect, laid-back unit. The result is dynamic post-punk that makes a precision landing at any time - driven by the (spoken) vocals of Jack Stavrakis, who runs in circles live as if possessed and seems to think out loud into his mic, while venting his frustration with modern life. Snarling, edgy and loud, BENCH PRESS invoke the old and create something that feels very new. As if the SLEAFORD MODS were doing guitar punk with ART BRUT
Tracks
01. HEY MAN 02. BURNING UP 03. I DON'T LIKE YOU 04. WANNA GO? 05. GROUP ANXIETY 06. POWERLESS 07. STOP START GO 08. FOUR PLUS 09. PIECE OF CALM 10. PASSIONS