Brighton based sextet Opus Kink had already released three singles - Dust, 1 -18 and Children - from their new My Eyes, Brother! EP, so it's not too unlikely to conclude they might have peaked too soon. Nope, they saved the best for last.
They kick off with Chains, a song that surely be embraced by fans of Tom Waits and Ian Dury, with its heady mix of vaudeville and New Wave. The off-kilter, slow moving Malarkey, preceded by the decidedly odd short instrumental Tin of Piss, comes with a glorious mangled guitar part and a sexy bass motif, and it gives lead singer Angus Rogers a change to let rip. Which leaves Piping Angels as the last new song. And guess what? That one brings punk to the James Bond-theme song.
Opus Kink :
Angus Rogers: lead vocals, guitars
Sam Abbo: bass, backing vocals
Fin Abbo: drums, percussion
Jazz Pope: keys, synth, backing vocals
Jack Banjo Courtney: trumpet
Jed Morgans: saxophone
My Eyes, Brother! is released via Nice Swan Records.
Tracks:- Chains
- Dust
- Children
- Tin of Piss
- Malarkey
- Piping Angels
- 1 : 18
- 05/20 Glasgow @ King Tuts
- 05/21 Newcastle @ ZEROX
- 05/23 London @ Village Underground
- 05/26 Derby @ Bearded Theory Festival
- 05/27 Leeds @ Live At Leeds In The Park
- 05/27 Bristol @ Dot to Dot Festival
- 05/28 Nottingham @ Dot to Dot Festival
- 06/01 Bedford @ Bedford Esquires
- 06/02 Brighton @ Patterns
- 06/09 Kettering @ Music Barn Festival
- 06/10 Wakefield @ Long Division Festival
- 07/21 Oxford @ Truck Festival
- 08/11 Stockton @ Ku Bar
- 08/16 Tunbridge Wells @ Forum
- 08/17 Newport @ Le Pub
- 08/18 Exeter @ Cavern
- 08/19 Margate @ Where else
- 08/20 St Albans @ The Horn
- 12/02 Cambridge @ Mash
- 12/03 Hull @ Polar Bear
- 12/05 Sheffield @ Yellow Arch
- 12/06 Leeds @ Brudenell Social Club
- 12/07 Nottingham @ Bodega
- 12/08 Bristol @ Thekla
- 12/09 Southampton @ The Loft
- 12/10 Oxford @ The Bullingdon
- 12/12 Brighton @ Concorde 2
HCTF review of 'Til The Stream Runs Dry.
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