DOE
– 'Some Things Last Longer Than You' review
Before
I saw them at Deadpunk in Bristol earlier this year, I liked DOE.
After I saw them at Deadpunk in Bristol earlier this year, I Loved
DOE. And not just because they did a truly spectacular cover of THE
SPICE GIRLS' '2 Become 1' (although that definitely helped). They're
a three-piece from London (dual guitar, no bass) who play really
awesome garage pop-punk, with ace male-female dual vocal harmonising,
plenty of angst, some chuckle-inducing lyrics, and some bloody huge
choruses. There are also some great riffs on here ('Respite' has a
notably good 'un), and there's a pretty strong 90s vibe coming
through (think SONIC YOUTH, THE PIXIES and THE BREEDERS, and also the
way TANCRED's stuff has been going lately). There are some great
tunes on side A like the opener 'No. 1' and I like 'Monopoly', but I
absolutely love side B, which is full of bangers: 'Anywhere' has the
energy and intensity of CAVES, 'Last Ditch' gives us one of their
most memorable choruses, 'Before Her' is magic from start to finish
(those vocal harmonies in the chorus, oh my days!), and the intensity
of 'Corin' is fantastic, reminding me of THE YEAH YEAH YEAHS' harder
stuff: Nicola's shouting in it gives me goosebumps. A really
incredible album by one of the best British bands around at the
moment; pick it up now!
xox
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