Manchester’s finest post-punk future-dwellers really master their sound and on this hugely impressive debut album.
Their previous two EPs, although striking, felt very much like the four-piece were finding their feet and finding their sound. However, in ANX they’ve not only whole-heartedly found their feet, they’re running full-speed.
The album has elements of Dinosaur Jr, leanings of Spraynard and some definite grunge rumblings. This is not to say that the album sounds like past-mongering Sonic Youth obsessives, there's something really fresh and sprightly about ANX. A reinvention of qualities that were born with 1990s indie and grunge, rather than a straight-up rehash.
Vocalist Jamie Burkitt’s characteristic growls and screams make several appearances, along with righteous pop choruses and melodies. The album closes with Arm In Arm, an acoustic slacker anthem which rounds the album off well.
Burkitt's often plaintive lyrics contrast beautifully with the catchy songcraft that Doctrines use to cement themselves in the minds of their listeners.
The album was entirely recorded by the band and it’s obvious a lot of passion and hard work has gone into it. There is no filler, it’s all been meticulously composed. It’s a diamond of an album, that shines so bright the rest of the country will soon take notice.
Doctrines are alive!
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Pick up the digital album from their bandcamp, or order a translucent purple record if you're a vinyl-miner!
http://doctrines.bandcamp.com/
