Country: USA
Genre: Punk, Noise Rock
Label: Wharf Cat
Tracks: 6
Length: 13.2'
Urochromes continue an amazing run with the release of their first fully
realized extended player, Night Bully. The A-Side is comprised of 3
full throttle and perfectly condensed punk songs, while the B-Side
charts new territory for the group. Searing opener “My Dickies” is a
playground for Dick Riddick, one of contemporary punk’s stand-out
guitarists and a true master of tone. Here he shoots for the rafters
with an ascending line that serves as the track’s central hook. The
creepy whispered vocals and banging electronic drums of “My Disposition”
introduce one of Jackieboy’s doomed characters swimming in self-doubt.
“Confront Ya” explores adoration with a promise of continued
indifference (“They love you in West Mass…Ahhhhhhh”).
The B-Side opener “Night Bully” codifies Urochromes’ love of industrial
punks, Chrome with an arrangement as mechanical as it is maniacal. Dick
Riddick creates a constantly changing wave of texture over pulsing
electronics. The whispered vocal style introduced in “Confront Ya” is
back, this time asking “So you think I have a funny face?” Another of
Jackieboy’s jealous, wounded characters this time baiting the
affirmative response.
The ender is a remix of “Night Bully” by electronic gloom masters, Boy
Harsher. This track reimagines the song as a lost noir-wave classic
while still retaining the menace of the original. The inclusion of this
remix shows Urochromes’ disdain for “the rules” but also reminds us that
the drum machine was there from the start – this has always been a punk
band with one foot in electronic noise.
(Press Note)
*Sorry, Urochromes have essentially no social media presence
-Seriously, Night Bully fucking rips. Really cool raw, blown-out, and noise damaged punk and noise rock. You need this!!! Night Bully was released via Wharf Cat Records on January 27th, 2017.
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