{"id":15197,"date":"2015-08-24T17:46:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T16:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=15197"},"modified":"2019-09-05T18:35:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:35:09","slug":"artist-of-the-month-kagoule-urth-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/artist-of-the-month-kagoule-urth-review\/","title":{"rendered":"ARTIST OF THE MONTH: KAGOULE – “Urth” – Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

If Urth<\/em> can be likened to anything, it\u2019s Carl Froch. As in – it packs one hell of a punch, but people who aren\u2019t normally into the sport (in this case, their particular genre of music) can still love it.<\/p>\n

The album smashes open with fan favourite “Gush<\/em>“. A perfect taster of what the next 40 odd minutes has in store. It takes a whole 42 seconds of the album before you get to the first of the punchy choruses that I personally love about KAGOULE<\/a><\/strong> so much.<\/p>\n

Straight into track two, and damn, what a riff. Dundundundundundun DAN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN. Yeah, that one. Just the structure of this song (“Adjust The Way<\/em>“) is beautiful. From the POW! of the riff. To the beautiful harmonies and slowed down bit on the chorus. To the epic bridge at the end. This is how you do a song people.<\/p>\n

AAAAAHHHH AAAAHHHH. That is one of the catchiest hooks I\u2019ve heard all year. And it comes from the chorus of track no.3 “Glue<\/em>“. Possibly the poppiest track on the album, but that does not take away from the punch. In fact, at their Rough Trade<\/a><\/strong> album launch show the other week, I saw people absolutely losing their shit to the bridge of the song.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re then brought to a few new tracks (well, at least new to me!). The standout of which (probs cos I wasn\u2019t quite expecting it) – “Empty Mug<\/em>“. What exactly wasn\u2019t I expecting? SCREAMS THAT SOUND LIKE THE GATES OF HELL ARE OPENING. But, you know, musically. And, in a good way. From Lucy. This track fucks with my head. But I can\u2019t stop listening to it. It\u2019s definitely left me with an empty mug\u2026 (badumtsh)<\/p>\n

This is one of the most confident debuts I’ve ever heard. And it’s released on a legendary local label (Earache<\/a><\/strong>). Buy it from a local music shop, and you’ve basically completed a holy trinity or something like that.<\/p>\n

It sticks with you too. A bit like glue…<\/p>\n

Yours in Love of New Music,
\nSam Nahirny x<\/p>\n

P.S<\/strong> – Deets on where you can buy the record, and how you can help #SpreadTheUrthLove HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If Urth can be likened to anything, it\u2019s Carl Froch. As in – it packs one hell of a punch, but people who aren\u2019t normally into the sport (in this case, their particular genre of music) can still love it. The album smashes open with fan favourite “Gush“. A perfect taster of what the next…<\/p>\n

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