Nape Neck is a new band from Leeds, UK, featuring ex-members of
Beards
and
Guttersnipe.
If you are familiar with the Slits-influenced modern post-punk of
Beards you won't be totally surprised by Nape Neck, which is
its logic sequel.
Nape Neck self-released tape (kind of produced by Gringo Records if I understood well) brings us 8 songs of great modern female-fronted post-punk. Some will say No Wave or talk about The Scissor Girls and Erase Errata but (even if the last one is not irrelevant at all) I will stay with more "classic" comparisons... The Slits of course but also Delta 5 (from Leeds as well!) and more recently Mr.Wrong or some early Shopping...
Yes we are definitely on the super groovy side of post-punk, a land with
jumpy bass lines, tight and rolling but rhythmically deranged drumming and
melodic but edgy vocals...
These guys know their classics and control perfectly the whole lot of
their musical production.
They even manage to beautifully conclude their first full length with
The Gate, a great mix between the funky ping pong game of the two
ladies and the discreet but lovely out-of-hand touch of
Guttersnipe...
In the end the only thing I can say is that the British trio has released a great album, full of
funky post-punk energy that has been on repeat since I
purchased it...
Treat yourself and listen to Nape Neck!
You can listen to Nape Neck on Rien à Faire #12.
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