in bloom…
The nineties are upon us! Well to be more accurate, the late eighties circa 1988-1989 are upon us which means the return to the sunny dispositions and the psychedelia that was Madchester, baggy and of course, dreampop and shoegaze. Sulk are a young quintet that learned their lessons quite well when it comes to the music of that era. With a sound that brings to mind such luminaries such as the Verve, Ride, Primal Scream and the House of Love, Sulk are aiming to stake their claim amongst the new breed of English indie which pretty much means they will be big in England, have pockets of fans amongst the Anglophile contingent in New York and Los Angeles and be ignored throughout the rest of the US. Such is life when you are a talented rock band out of the Merrie Olde.
At any rate, Back In Bloom is the band’s new single and it’s quite a treat indeed. All the hallmarks of that hallowed indie sound are here and the beat is surely not missed. Those heavily effected, droning guitars, the booming drums and the vocals drenched in reverb but yet still fighting to break through that wall of sound. Here’s hoping we get a full-length out of these guys very soon.
