lundi 6 juin 2022

Gluer

 

I already wrote a lot of nice things about Gluer from Stockholm, Sweden, a few months ago in my very enthusiastic post following the release of only two of their songs on their bandcamp page (and you should definitely check them out).
The four swedes are now back with a 4-track tape and I was really excited to listen to it, my expectations being really high after their two 2021 hits...
 
 
The first thing I noticed is that the band's managed to keep a similar kind of sound to their first release, but yet there is something a little different, the guitar sounds slightly "fatter" and the vocals (still quite distorted) more distant even if, overall, Gluer got their sonic identity firmly defined. The four tracks we got here are mostly mid-tempo and built around cool guitar riffs recalling the "garage-punk guitar riffs" side of the Swedish hardcore punk scene (I mentioned Regulations in my previous review and I would say that the comparison is still accurate).
So yes this tape goes through charted territories and the songs are really good, really good yes but unfortunately not as striking or as catchy as Pumping The Iron and The Room, to me it comes from the distant vocals and the more "compacted" kind of sound resulting from a different mix which doesn't give as much space to each instrument to be able to hook you up (the guitar tends to overshadow a bit too much the vocals)... it's hard to say really where it comes from, I mean the songs are good for sure but in the end, even after several listens, they didn't stick to my mind... 
To be honest I feel that these four tracks plus the two previous ones mixed as a whole and put together on a record would make a hell of a mini-LP, but right now I can't help but feel slightly disappointed (that's probably what happens when you put your expectations too high).
 
Still wanna see them on stage ASAP though!
  
 
 
 
 
N,J'Oi! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
You can listen to Gluer on Rien à Faire #35.
 
  

 
 



 
 

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