Dearthworms Share Landsknecht’s Message
So as not to get stuck on all the mellow tones this morning, felt like this rad ripper from Sheffield’s Dearthworms is a perfect way to break the day up. They operate in a world that seems like the whole post-punk genre is falling apart, and they’re offering it one last gasp. This new single opens with thundering drums and a ferocity that immediately puts the listener on edge, a warning of sorts of what could come. But, where it would be easy to rinse and repeat, the song finds the space to sort of open up and be a little more vulnerable, slowing things to a steady trot on the back of furious drumming. Settling in, the track seems like it works in three acts, hitting hard, then relaxing, only to stomp its way to an emphatic closing moment that let’s us know Sapsucker should be a fun debut listen; it drops on June 26th via Redundant Span Records.