The Shed Project returned last Friday with their new single ‘If You Know You Know’ via One Love Records. It comes hot on the heels of their debut album ‘The Curious Mind Of A Common Man’ which only came out in April. Album number two is underway, how does the new sound fair?
They may have formed in the garden, but with guitar power like this, they’ll end on big stages. The expansive sonic of Squire’s ‘It’s Begging You’ is given the snarl and hiss of ‘Be Here Now’. Crucially, unlike the latter, The Shed Project have honed its power by keeping it under four minutes.
Despite the ‘Second Coming’-esque power, their baggy spirit hasn’t dissipated. As the hedonistic riffs strive for the heavens Roy Fletcher’s vocals float alongside to anchor their roots. Fletcher could be forgiven for delivering a more ethereal vocal alongside the heavy psychedelia, more interestingly though, he takes his early Tim Burgess-esque style towards the early raw punk spirit of Liam Gallagher with hints of Daltrey circa ‘I Can See For Miles’.
The hate, the anger, and the lack of agency we all feel toward these incompetent and corrupt energy companies posting record profits pour out of the Cream-esque crescendo guitars in the closing stages. It’s the perfect tonic for the masses to release their angst at a world going to shit!
Be sure to catch them at K Festival in Rhyl on August 6th
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