EP Review – Shelf Life by Bramwell (2023) (Self Released)
Devon UK-based foursome Bramwell and their debut Shelf-life EP seem to come at you from every conceivable angle in a glorious assault upon your aural senses.
As such, Sun Seize and My Addiction open the release with a double salvo that augments the tight angular riffs of modern post-punk acts such as Senica and Aluminium with battered percussion, the bloated abrasion of Mark E. Smith-style vocals, and a melodic energy that somehow forces itself through the beautiful belligerence.
While Shelf-Life reduces the tempo enough for a Bush Tetras style jangly post-punk to become more recognizable, it still has an aesthetic that assumes their signature obtuse power as a foundation.
Strangely enough, the true standout of the EP is heard in an Upside Down track that calms everything down and assumes 90s guitar-pop poses that ooze Gene-style Britpop muscularity, accompanied by a Verve-style melodic dank. The change in tempo suits them and fits well as a sedate ying to a yang that is filled with mayhem.
Just one of those release that your mouse just keeps gravitating to.
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