Guilty Optics – new album enroute from post-punk power trio
What you may need to know…
01. Purveyors of a “unique style of down-stroke wizardry”, Guilty Optics are an important branch of the Irish DIY family tree, with ex-/current members of Elk, Crayonsmith and All Tvvins, and sharing releases with BATS, Hands Up Who Wants to Die and the dearly-departed C!ties.
02. Emerging from a quick side-project and becoming a going concern in 2009, the band have made the rounds of aforementioned split releases, and the current line-up has an LP on the way, recorded with Ben Moore (Rocket From the Crypt, Pinback, Hot Snakes, Switchfoot, Ravi Shankar, etc.).
03. Streaming above is new single The Kayapo Ghosts, the opening track from their forthcoming new LP, which centres on the plight of the Kayapo tribe of the Amazon.
04. Their next excursion goes down on August 19th, at Dublin’s Bello Bar (fka The Lower Deck), Portobello harbour, Dublin 8 ahead of more regular touring to accompany the album’s release this winter.
Verdict: A concise, energetic offering that nicely sets the tone for their impending debut platter.
Worst. Band name. EVER!
I’d say Ham Sandwich push them pretty close.
I agree totally Bertie.- Terrible name…
-But still, I’ve partied with Ham Sandwich, and because I can’t claim to remember any of their names I proclaim them to be good party-people.We were ALL whacked out of it…or maybe it was just me.
But still, I have total respect for Ham Sandwich.
-I won’t hear a bad word said against them.
-They do what it says on the tin and they know how to PAARTAAY…
I like kebabs.
If someone called Human told me I’d the worst band name ever, I’d quit.
Great band