These days, I find myself falling in and out of love with post-punk. Maybe it’s over-familiarisation or just me being too tired to be angry enough to enjoy it fully, but something really has to grab my attention if I am to step away from the jangle and get my punk stomp back on.
Step forward then Glasgow four-piece Dancer, whose new EP As Well has been pushing all the right buttons. Comprising members of Nightshift, Current Affairs, Order Of The Toad and Robert Sotelo, the band breathe new pop-infused life into post-punks wiry frame, and fill it with heart, soul and no little swagger.
For all the deft instrumental interplay and driving rhythms at play across the EPs five tracks, it’s vocalist Gemma Fleet who truly elevates these songs with her razor sharp delivery and deadly turn of phrase. The deadpan spoken introductions to each song are a masterstroke, and the whole thing shimmers along urgently on a wave of energy and raw power.
Recorded live-to-tape with absolutely no fuss or flab, tunes like Love and Pulp Thriller aren’t afraid to face up to the messiest, hardest parts of trying to navigate the never ending-ness of now, and I for one am grateful that Dancer are here to help us through.
Out now via GoldMold Records
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