{"id":21388,"date":"2016-06-28T08:31:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T07:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=21388"},"modified":"2016-06-28T09:15:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T08:15:01","slug":"surfs-up-50footwave-make-a-splash-with-new-bath-white-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/06\/surfs-up-50footwave-make-a-splash-with-new-bath-white-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"SURF’S UP – 50FOOTWAVE Make A Splash With New Bath White EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SURF'S<\/p>\n

Throwing Muses offshoot 50FOOTWAVE are back with their first release in four years and it’s a real humdinger.<\/h4>\n

Louder, faster and heavier than you might expect, the\u00a0Bath White <\/strong><\/em>EP\u00a0packs more of a punch into its six-tracks than most artists manage on a double album.<\/h4>\n

A power trio made up of Muses’ Kristin Hersh\u00a0<\/strong>and Bernard\u00a0Georges, <\/strong>along with drummer\u00a0Rob Ahlers, <\/strong>50FOOTWAVE\u00a0have been playing together since 2003 and, on this evidence, they’re a pretty tight outfit.<\/p>\n

Chock-full of Hersh’s characteristic circular riffs, idiosyncratic lyrics and unusual song structures, this mini math-rock masterpiece is a dazzling mix of sonic sophistication and raw punk energy.<\/p>\n

‘I wanna go faster; Hersh rasps on\u00a0St.<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Christopher<\/strong><\/em> and she sure ain’t kidding. Make no mistake this record really rocks.<\/p>\n

Title track\u00a0Bath White<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0employs a similar loud-quiet dynamic as former 4AD <\/strong>label mates Pixies,<\/strong> but the heavier sound recalls Bob Mould<\/strong>‘s classic ’90s three-piece\u00a0Sugar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The provocatively-titled\u00a0God’s Not A Dick<\/strong><\/em> showcases the interplay between Hersh’s vibrant\u00a0power\u00a0chords and Georges’ undulating, sinuous bass.<\/p>\n

Human <\/strong><\/em>and the\u00a0aforementioned\u00a0St.\u00a0<\/em>Christopher <\/em>are exercises in controlled aggression, the band slipping seamlessly between multiple time signatures, powered along by Ahler’s Octopus-like stickwork.<\/p>\n

Ratted Out<\/strong><\/em> is the nearest they get to classic Muses, while closer\u00a0Sun Salute\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is like the best of prog-rock without all the boring bits.<\/p>\n

A shimmering, effervescent little dime of an album, this is one of the best things you’ll hear all year.\u00a0Hersh has never sounded happier.<\/p>\n