Dead Wolf Club -‘Dead Wolf Club’ (Scene Not Herd)

Landing with the sonic equivalent of a sucker punch, it’s the debut album from Dead Wolf Club. Over the course of nine tracks, the band set out their stall extremely clearly and do not mess arounf.

It may clock in at barely more than half an hour, but what it might be considered to lack in quantity it more than makes up for in sheer quality. The spirit of At the Drive-In and Sonic Youth hangs over proceedings but with their own take on a post-punk, post-hardcore sound that is aware of its precedents and debts but moves on its own way very quickly.

Highlights to these ears are the tracks ‘Radar,’ ‘News at 10 and ‘Disappear.’ If you’re not into loud rock (in which case, what are you doing on this page?) this isn’t for you, but if you want to hear a band showing that rock can still sound fresh, get this on your stereo pronto.

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Dead Wolf Club is released on Scene Not Herd on February 1.

Dead Wolf Club – ‘Radar’ by charmfactory

Dead Wolf Club are (drum roll please): John Othello (vox/guitars), Alwin Fernandez (guitars), Martha Supajirawatananon (bass), and Serra Petalle (drums). They are about to release their debut, self-titled album on the label Scene Not Herd* – to whom they are the first signing – on February 1.

It might be because I’m feeling rather low because of the January weather, but their music hits you like a much needed hit of caffeine to both the ears and the soul, and makes me feel rather better about everything. Definitely what I need.

This is a free track doing the rounds called ‘Radar’. It’s rather good. Make sure you turn it up loud -and if you like it, let me know…

Dead Wolf Club – ‘Radar’ by charmfactory

This is a short clip of a track called ‘Alison’ (no, nothing to do with the Pixies or Elvis Costello) which is doing the rounds too:

Their tour is as follows:

February 2012

1st Lincolnshire Horncastle Old Nicks Tavern

2nd Leicester Lock 42

3rd Doncaster Social Bar

4th Inverness Ironworks

5th Leeds Brudenell Social Club

6th Coventry Kasbah

7th Manchester Night and Day

8th Bristol Louisanna

9th London Gallery

11th Southampton Joiners Arms

12th Scotland Kilmarnock Festival

*Yes, that IS the correct spelling