London trio Come At The King returned on the 13th November with their latest EP ‘Take To The Streets’.
Here is our track by track review:
Back Around
This aggression shouldn’t have this fluidity, should it? It’s rapidly becoming their archetypal sound. When venues re-open, small gig venues are going to have their faces blown apart from the ferociousness of the sound.
Uniform
This scathing attack is, lyrically, a huge step forwards for the band. Recognisable reference points are flooding the senses like never before. It feels though, like a work in progress still. The lyrics don’t quite match the power of the sonic but, boy, when they do, its going to be a joyous riot!
In My Place
The howl and stomp of Oasis in the pomp collides with yet more progress for the band. This time, their love affair with the Britpop era has started to permeate their work.
As the dank looping ‘Columbia; guitars loop, the guitar parts offer a melodic chink of light like the majesty of Liam “Skin” Tyson’s work with Cast. They hit the release valve at the perfect moment and make you desperate for it to repeat!
Overgrown
This is Come At The King coming of age. The suffering of no-one at gigs is nothing compared to no gigs at all. For the first time, they have used their menacing sound to unite and the results are breath taking.
Wonderful dialectics are at play. Light and dark, slow and fast, hard and soft, they’ve found their golden formula
This is their moment. This emotive wave will scoop you up off the canvas and place you back where it all begun. No matter the failures and hurt getting older brings, Come At The King have shrugged them off to deliver their ‘Live Forever’ and ‘Hey Hey, My My’ moment.
As front man they decree “these streets are ours and they will be forever and always”, lives will flash before eyes. They’ve used this feeling as a dirty rock n roll outpouring of love and everyone should thank them for it.