Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Song(s) of the Day # 1,304 Display Homes


Whoever would have thought that Climate Change might be a good thing! It is in the hands of Australian three-piece Display Homes and their recent EP which goes by that name. The term Post-Punk can't be avoided here, but don't let that put you off for a moment. The title track is chuggy, melodic, good-humoured. Its title, (thrown off in wacky fashion), serves for it's chorus. Another hit single for that alternative universe. 

On second song Man, things get rather more more urgent. 'Is it OK to slap my arse. If you're gay?' spits the female vocalist, (she's also their drummer. an added bonus). The answer,we would assume from her tone, is resoundingly no. Then comes Bist Du Da? where she slips into German, never a bad move when you're doing this kind of thing. Over the three tracks at various points, Au Pairs, Pylon, Raincoats, Banshees, Slits and Life Without Buildings all come to mind, an impressive roll-call. But this is no mere apery. Display Homes are clearly having a wail of a time. Nine minutes of pure joy. A band you want to see play live as soon as you hear them. Highly promising. I look forward to more!

* I'm grateful to the wonderful Did Not Chart blog for drawing my attention to this. Here's its take on things.





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