Lurcher Debut EP Coma Due Sept. 3; New Song Streaming
Honestly? This band followed me on Twitter and I had two seconds to check out what they were up to and dug it, so decided to post about their debut EP. Nothing more complicated than that happening here. Welsh trio Lurcher are guitarist/vocalist Joe Harvatt, bassist Tom Shortt and drummer Simon Bonwick, and they bring a sense of weight to a kind of progressive heavy rock — I’m hearing Roadsaw, Cave In and a whole bunch of others, but only in drips and drabs; they don’t seem to be directly aping anybody — not really experienced enough to be full of itself yet and so all the more exciting for that. I haven’t heard all of Coma at this point — it’s out Sept. 3 on Trepanation Recordings; CDs limited to 50 copies, tapes to 20 — but with the label behind it, a mastering job by Jaime Gomez Arellano and the two tracks they have up now, they sound like a band looking to make a splash who might just do it. Worth your time to check out. I’m glad I did.
Side note: if you follow me on Twitter, hey, thanks. Hope you like Star Trek.
Here’s info and audio on Coma:
LURCHER emerge in 2021 from deepest West Wales with their astonishing debut EP ‘Coma’.
Encompassing four tracks of powerfully atmospheric, hook laden heaviness LURCHER’s mind-bending virtuosity is underpinned by riffs and rhythms that swell and crash. Effortlessly combining classic tones and song sensibilities with forward-thinking riff craft.
LURCHER create songs that uplift and tear down in equal measure. Crushing heaviness is entwined with spine tingling melodies, conjuring images of stormy seas and treacherous minds.
LURCHER have forged a fresh and formidable EP, shaped by the influence of grunge giants, 90’s Brit songsmiths, classic rock guitar gods, and sludge metal heavyweights.
Releases September 3, 2021.
1. Coma
2. Remove The Myth From The Mountain
3. All Now Is Here
4. Cross To Bear
Produced and mixed by Joe Harvatt, engineered by Owain Fleetwood Jenkins at Studiowz, Wales and mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano, at Orgone Studios, England.
LURCHER are: Joe Harvatt – Vocals, Guitar | Tom Shortt – Bass | Simon Bonwick- Drums
https://www.instagram.com/lurcherwales/
https://twitter.com/Lurcherwales
https://www.facebook.com/TrepRec/
https://trepanationrecordings.bandcamp.com/
