It’s out a month today, here’s everything you need as the band stop by
The album explained by the band:
From lineup change to personal hardships, feral is an honest view at how powerful emotion and dedication can be. A raw yet polished album encapsulates the feel and frenetic energy of past albums, while bringing forth a much more mature, refined sound. Soaring vocals, a battery of percussion, and meaty bass blends into a rich soundscape of changing moods.
Track by track explained by the band:
Feral – a very fitting opener. A dark, moody introduction, which quickly amps up the pace. Vocals soar, guitars wail. Things get quirky midway. Up and down and then up again, finally coming to a grinding halt like a bus about to smash ya.
Lions share – a good, catchy tune that people can easily sing along to and groove to. Very groovy and more straight forward, but on the drop of a dime, things take a turn and get aggressive and frantic. It leaves you on the edge of your seat with an eerie, dissonant buildup, ending finally with harmonized vocals and enough swagger to make any alleycat proud.
Lounge lizard – easily the most eclectic song on the record. Dancy, poppy, but still emotionally charged and ingenious sections from all instruments. There’s a surfy riff which then quickly evaporates Into probably the heaviest, most raw part in the whole record, with Jamie shrieking in a manner that would scare any fierce tiger away, finally ending in a sweet serenade.
Caterwaul – a fast paced tune that is reminiscent of early like animals. Things rip along at a quick pace and shifts into 5th gear with a punkish feel, with a very brief reprieve, aware of the assault to come. slick guitar licks atop a bluesy frenetic bass line that lock in with powerful, thundering drums get your head banging, and then melts away leaving you recovering but still locked tight in the slow atmospheric groove. Probably the first guitar solo that made it into a tune. The end fades away in to an eery scene with harmonic vocals.
Jungle book of love – the arse kicker of the album, a sonic assault saved for last. The ambience starts you off in the mists of a jungle and quickly you have the pack upon you, tearing you limb from limb. Sweet as sugar vocals over a pounding rhythm keep the train going. Eventually breaks into a bizarre formula, showing the mathy technical side of the band. Slow the pace only briefly, in a Mike Patton-esque, eery buildup, reminiscent of Tomahawk. Bass and drums keep locked in together while guitar riffs over top, creating a locomotive force. Ends off quite aggressively with haunting vocals.
