With a line-up that consists of Dave Verellen (Botch), Ryan Frederickson (These Arms Are Snakes, Nineironspitfire), Rob Moran (Unbroken, Some Girls), Jodie Cox (Tropics) and Sam Stothers (Makeout Boys) you know that you’re gonna get a noisy mess. And that’s exactly what “New Distances” - the band’s Deathwish debut - is.
Packed with discordant riffs, rumbling basslines and rattling drums along with Verellen’s venomous growling, this is an absolute monster that’s not easy on the digestive tract. With the spirit of Shellac intact along with the metal and hardcore of each member’s previous outfits, Narrows delivers an album that goes for the jugular in songs like “Newly Restored” and “The Fourragere”. They do give the listener a time to catch his/her breath every now and then like in the intro of “Gypsy Kids” before they launch into near five minutes of blissful sludge.
With its members being spread out all over the US and even in the UK, rehearsals won’t be easy to plan but with an album like this, they prove they can conquer that obstacle with ease and give a ton of other bands a run for their money.
Score: 8 out of 10
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