6 Jun 2011

"four-headed psychedelic beast"




The Fly has written a great review of Teeth of the Seas Manchester show on their recent tour with Parts and Labor:

Parts & Labor
Teeth of the Sea
The Ruby Lounge, Manchester
21/05/2011

Confident or simply unaware? Parts & Labourhaven’t half given themselves a challenge on this tour by adding four-headed psychedelic beast Teeth Of The Sea as main support. Mirroring the way in which Factory Floor swept aside all that followed them throughout last year, so the London four-piece have been setting themselves apart with visceral aplomb.

Tonight they’re no less triumphant, forty minutes of tribal motorik and phosphorescent riffery whipping around the Ruby Lounge with venomous fortitude. There’s something otherworldly in their appearance, certainly the jagged movements and posturing of shock-haired guitarist Jimmy Martin sets him apart from the others, but their overall aesthetic too suggests that of disparate souls coming together. It’s beguiling but, oh, it’s captivating…

It’s also something that Parts & Labour can’t match...

Read the full review here

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