Look, I might be overcompensating here. See, my initial reaction to 'Uppers' was one where I had great difficulties separating it from and not comparing it to so many of its contemporaries having been released pretty much at the same time: Shame, Black Country New Road, Viagra Boys, Sleaford Mods, all unarguably bigger names. And so TV Priest's cheeky noisy post-punk rawness felt a little commonplace. I realised that and started trying really hard to ignore any and all comparison. Besides, on surface level I did really enjoy plenty of material here. So I did that and loved most of what I heard. I'll give it more time to marinate, of course, but right now, some three and a half listens in I am thoroughly impressed and how effortlessly the band makes use of their influences, mixes that thick bass in and rips to shreds any structural expectations.
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