A melodic post-hardcore band is being sought, characterized by rough, hoarse vocals. There can only be two bands, my British favorites around Frankie Stubbs namely LEATHERFACE and their counterpart from Florida HOT WATER MUSIC. In the last issue of Verbotene Früchte (No. 19/www.verbotenefruechte.de.tl), the correct answer was LEATHERFACE and in this issue it is HOT WATER MUSIC. It was about time, since the 2004 album "The new what next" there has only been "Till the wheels fall off" from 2008, it's high time for something new from HOT WATER MUSIC. And "Exister" is a fantastic album. Besides the aforementioned characteristics, the swift bass playing by Jason Black is particularly noteworthy. A thirteenfold auditory delight from a band that is now 18 years old, for my ears. Unfortunately, "Exister" doesn't have more tracks, but I'd rather have 13x quality instead of quantity with double the number of songs. Even after the 10th listen, I still can't get enough of the album; it’s on permanent rotation in my car radio! And that doesn't happen often. It's just a shame that the booklet wasn't included in the promo package, so I can't say anything about it. And that's why there are only 9.5 points instead of the deserved 10.
This article was automatically translated by AI.
