Thursday March 28th 2024

Full Body Anchor – The Restless

CD 1 panel insert template

FULL BODY ANCHOR / THE RESTLESS EP

Full Body Anchor is a little different from most of the bands we review here. What first caught our interest are the bands these guys and girls come from- Drago, OO7 Hundred Club, Darkbuster and The Dents. Lots of great punk in there but this is a very different side for all of them to show. They mention some of the bands they’re influenced by and I would say Shudder To Think and The Deftones are good examples of where they’re coming from and if this style appeals to you then I would check these guys out ‘cause they do it quite well.

Their sound consist of dense, ringing, atmospheric guitars, strong near operatic male lead vocals, high female background vocals and precise stops and starts during the songs- arty at times, poppy at times but never wimpy; always intense.

“1 in 50” starts with a sprightly guitar lick that leads to a great melodic chorus that ends with a couple of neat stops and starts. The solo part is clanging, ringing guitars with the stops thrown in. The end is great where they kick it up a notch only to end suddenly.

“Offering” is a slow, intense song with thick, dense chords, wailing lead vocals and high backups provided by Amy Griffin that all works smashingly.

My favorite song is “Sound Searching” with its odd 6/4 time signature and harmonically ringing chorus. It moves along briskly in an almost ethereal way; it’s very melodic and has a great guitar solo at the end.

So check them out and check them out live as they put on a great, high energy show. And we hope to have an interview with them soon as at their last show there was a ‘technical difficulty” with our interviewer, Jimmy Thrash.

(Slimedog)

Related Tags:

Leave a Comment

You must be logged in to post a comment.

More from category

Live Fast Die Fast – “Snakes In Disguise”
Live Fast Die Fast – “Snakes In Disguise”

Live Fast Die Fast – “Snakes In Disguise”   Every New York band that TNB has written about in [Read More]

Miracle Blood – “This Message Contains No Content”
Miracle Blood – “This Message Contains No Content”

Miracle Blood – “This Message Contains No Content”   I recently saw Miracle Blood perform for [Read More]

Wrought Iron Hex – “Wrought Iron Hex”
Wrought Iron Hex – “Wrought Iron Hex”

Wrought Iron Hex – “Wrought Iron Hex”   One of my favorite things about writing about bands and [Read More]

Triggered – “Piss You Off”
Triggered – “Piss You Off”

Triggered – “Piss You Off”   Triggered is a fairly new band upon the local Boston scene. I [Read More]

A Bunch Of Jerks – “Shart Topping Hits”
A Bunch Of Jerks – “Shart Topping Hits”

A Bunch Of Jerks – “Shart Topping Hits”   A lot of people rightly accuse TNB as being “a [Read More]

Insider

Archives