Poking their heads above the floor with their energetic debut ‘Costly Thrills’, C Turtle emerge from a few of London’s least hygienic inexperienced rooms with a contemporary tackle basic indie. The four-piece have perfected the recipe for propulsive fuzz rock: a scrumptious assortment of lo-fi songs which not often carry their toes from the overdrive pedal. And just like the venues they hand around in, reminiscent of Brixton’s underground tastemaker venue The Windmill, there’s nothing remotely sanitised about this document.
Recorded at Abbey Street Studios, C Turtle clearly had all of the swanky gear at their disposal. So why does ‘Costly Thrills’ sound as if it was recorded in a bed room plagued by empty bottles and overflowing ashtrays? It seems that singers Cole Flynn Quirke and Mimi McVeigh haven’t overlooked their origins as a grungy, tongue-in-cheek reside outfit, as an alternative decided to go in opposition to the stream of latest recording requirements. On lead single ‘Shake It Down’, the pair inform us to “slowdance in a streetfight”. In different phrases, C Turtle are swimming quickly in opposition to the present.
Album opener ‘Have You Ever Heard A Turtle Sing?’ brilliantly resembles the acrimonious vocal interaction of Pixies’ Kim Deal and Black Francis. Instrumental observe ‘Splitter’, in the meantime, feels prefer it ought to have been soundtracked on an outdated skater online game performed by scruffy millennials who grew up on Pavement and Silver Jews. Listening to ‘Costly Thrills’ echoes the identical unusual nostalgia for a sun-dappled youth spent doing, nicely… nothing.
With different tracks that take care of extra playful, or maybe inconsequential themes reminiscent of recognizing animals (‘How Many Birds’, ‘Extra Bugs’) and, er, flying people (‘Harry Who Knew How To Fly’), C Turtle problem a scene saturated by overtly political punk bands. Refreshingly, the band embrace the nonsensical facet of life and wrap it up within the model of ’90s indie.
‘Costly Thrills’ opens a window right into a small DIY world which mocks an often-sterile up to date music trade. Here’s a band who remind us that subversive music must have a little bit of filth beneath its fingernails.
Particulars
- Launch date: March 8
- File label: Blitzcat Data
