The Dead Formats is a relatively new band out of the UK who made quite an impression on me with their self-titled EP. Think The Bronx with plenty of dub the way The Clash used to play it injected into the songs for even more bite.
Opener “Again And Again” comes with rumbling bass lines, riffs that sting and a vocalist who’s all over the place with the rest of the band backing him up with gang vocals. Okay, so the solo towards the end of the song isn’t all that it should be but they play the song with so much energy that it’s mighty convincing nonetheless.
Same thing goes for all the other songs on here… they’re all full of energy, pack a mean punch yet are decidedly catchy and wonderfully messy with the two vocalists stumbling over each other.
They’re not quite there yet but give these guys a little more time and I’m fairly certain they will blow us all away.
Score: 7 out of 10
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