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Noel Gardner
, March 17th, 2021 09:00
Rimming disasters, Cockney piano and countryfied garage rock expectorations. Noel Gardner probes the boundaries of punk rock once again
Home page portrait of Spodee Boy
Can it really be a whole year since I was sporting a ‘beer jacket’ in north London at the Static Shock Weekend, being given a flyer for
The Chisel’s debut gig, briefly wondering who The Chisel were and swiftly realising they were all in the place too? Course it can! We’re not going to do that soft-arsed Facebook anniversary palaver, though, because The Chisel have had a productive 12 months even if you haven’t.
This is a gentler, more introspective
Shame - gone are the raucous frustrations of âSongs Of Praiseâ, leading way for a pensive, delicate new wave of punk. âDrunk Tank Pinkâ is a surreal landscape of desperation, frustration, and consideration, and a confident second record from the South Londoners.
Although a portion of the record has a gentle tone, âWater In The Wellâ is perhaps the key exception to the rule, with its heavy, brooding guitars and frontman Charlie Steenâs almost despairing howls - there is a frenetic energy here, juxtaposing the themes of loss, escaping, and hiding. How can we flee from reality, and find ourselves in the surreal rural imagery presenting in this song? Alongside âHarsh Degreesâ, âGreat Dogâ, and âAlphabetâ, these four tracks are the only raucousness of the record.