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)