100% Beefcock and the Tits Burster

I played 100% Beefcock and the Tits Burster to my Mum, hoping for some outside inspiration. She said, “I quite like it...are you sure it's ('Tumour Fish') not tuna fish? Were that it? Explosive.” She got half way through the next track and went: “I'll leave you to it...I can't be arsed.” Fair enough, it was a noble attempt.

London-based, hailing from Newcastle and Lyon, they comprise, I presume, The Tits Burster hitting her drums extremely hard and 100% Beefcock playing very distorted bass. The Guardian said: “Eye-catching monicker and logo. Shame about the music.” Well, it'd be more worrying if they liked it.

What do they sound like? The three tracks below are raggedly intense in a Mclusky-meets-Lightning Bolt fashion. In fairness, you might get more of an idea of their telepathic energy and more varied tempos by rifling through the live footage of varying quality on YouTube.

For all the visual sensationalism and bloody rawness, there is a keen ear for a lacerating riff at work here. It's all right on the edge of falling apart, which is refreshing in itself, but I anticipate some well-honed vituperation to come that will match the likes of KONG.

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