Coming out of Bristol, Resurrection Men are an exciting new band whose members bring experience from SANS, Modern Rituals, Rothmans and Talons. While the project may be a recent arrival, its debut sees Resurrection Men make their entrance with a sound built to hit hard, combining robust guitars with jagged, sardonic vocals and a gripping sense of energy.
Their forthcoming self-titled debut album began life in a brief burst of creativity, written over a couple of months in a frenzy of sessions, with the band then taking the material into Bristol’s Humm studios to track the entire album live in a single day. That energetic creativity gives the project an enthralling quality, capturing the music in a way that reflects the force and impact at the centre of Resurrection Men’s vision.
The band’s influences reveal a similarly broad approach; The Men and Part Chimp provide inspirations for the heavier side of their sound, while Sparklehorse and Women add different dimensions to the musical fabric. Resurrection Men tie disparate cues together into something that feels entirely their own, using abrasive guitars and biting vocals as the common language.
Within that heaviness however sits a melodic quality, ensuring that the music is not simply about brute force. Resurrection Men bring personality into the noise, giving their sound an attitude that cuts through the density. That combination has already translated beyond the studio and despite only recently arriving, the band have secured live support slots with Part Chimp, ARSE, LÜLÜ and Shlug. These appearances have provided an early introduction to a project that’s moved quickly from its initial writing sessions towards staking its claim as a thrilling new act on Bristol’s live circuit.
It’s readily apparent that the band’s music has been designed for volume and their debut single titled “Holler” arrives with such physical punch, while the powerful vocal delivery adds to the raucous tone of the alternative rock track. Drawing on their extensive backgrounds in other outfits, the members of Resurrection Men serve up an explosive artistic statement that firmly plants them on the map of must watch acts in the UK music sphere.
Launching straight into a riveting rock scene of crunching guitars and punching drums, powerful vocals enter with bursts of aggressively belted lines while flashes of wailing lead guitar injects further intensity into the arrangement. Rolling through shifting spheres, the track progresses through grungey moments where pattering drums and hazy instrumentation underpin restrained vocal delivery before the track surges with chugging riffs and angsty vocals.
Rising with slick lead guitar lines which flicker alongside memorable vocal leads, the track swells into an anthemic finale to leave a lasting impression of Resurrection Men’s first transmission while “Holler” also sets the tone for the wider album shaped by speed and energy as opposed to an extended studio process. Marking their entrance in truly assured fashion, “Holler” opens the door to their eponymous debut record and we can’t wait to see what they’ve got in store next on what’s sure to be their breakout year.
Listen to Holler below
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