Is The Third Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank

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This Is The Third Album of A Band Called Adebisi Shank: an explosion of optimism and musical Glasnost, an Arab Spring of instrumental harmony embracing all things awesome. Its the sound of the Berlin Wall falling down. Its the sound of hashtag winning. Its the sound of musclemen with lightbulb heads that rupture from their own perfection (see cover art). In a word, its the sound of triumph no matter the consequences. We were trying to make something euphoric and huge, a universe of our own imagination that we could escape into, says bassist and masked man Vin. Our inspirations were more cinematic and fantastical. This Is The Third Album of A Band Called Adebisi Shank bursts with pure rock anthems with undeniably danceable structures. Alongside the bands penchant for unusual instrumentation is their clever use of vocoder-effected vocals which seems to invite listeners to sing along with our robot overlords. In creating the albums imaginary universe, Adebisi Shank drew on a hodgepodge of inspirations, including ELO, Enya, Mike Oldfield, Pixar animated films, Crash Bandicoot video game and Game of Thrones. In 2013, the Wexford, Ireland trio consisting of guitarist/vocodist Lar Kaye, drummer Mick Roe and bassist Vin relocated to a secluded house in the wilds of county Wicklow, to avoid distractions and let their imaginations run wild. Writing and recording daily, the result is a multiverse of musical possibilities. Album opener World In Harmony begins deceptively like a dying 8-bit robots version of Queens We Are The Champions before erupting into a full-on anthem filled with stadium chants, digital voices, flavor-blasted guitar riffs, chirping synths and pounding rhythms. Elsewhere, Mazel Tov portrays a strangely brave new world wherein early 90s digital funk dance pop meets contemporary indie rock to produce a stompingly catchy tune. Likewise, Turnaround is led by a cheery synth melody reminiscent of late-80s pop, while aggressive rhythms and chopping guitars pigpile on top. First single Big Unit posted by numerous notable outlets and gained 20k soundcloud plays within a few days of post.

This is a raucous, fun ride which youll want to be a part of. Rock Sound

Baffling, terrifying and utterly riveting. NME