The Ringards are a post-punk four-piece hailing from East Dulwich in South East London. Formed in 2018, they consist of Enzo Salinie (lead vocals), Vinny Baker (lead guitar), Gary Cartmill (bass) and Jo Hornby (drums).
They have a string of art-rock singles to their name to date. Let’s check a couple of tracks out:
Helen Mirren
Their last single pays homage to the national treasure, Helen Mirren. Bombastic Arctic Monkeys riffs are given fresh impetus with their dark Cabbage-esque production and Salinie’s vocal delivery.
Satanic and sardonic, they walk a dark line but, every so often drip feed a hook to entice you in and never let you leave.
Tit Willow
Straying between the murky psyche of The Horrors and the pop playfulness of Pulp, ‘Tit Willow’ is nothing short of a triumph.
Rasping New Order guitars are giving a heavenly vocal cut through and thus, begin to sparkle in the shadow of a ‘Rise’, ‘Still Life’ and ‘F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.’. It lacks the true killer moment to stand shoulder to shoulder with these post-punk giants but, it matches them for the heart!
*Image courtesy of Aggie Cherie