Northpaw proudly boast of possessing ‘genuine craft’ and ‘imagination’ and if the two do not quite balance each other up, then their quarrel is certainly an interesting one.
This is a very hard-sounding record where the band really has put their all into every single note. It begins with a song called ‘Extinction’ and ends with one called ‘Artificial Respiration’. Everything in-between is a desperate run for some sort of salvation and neither they nor we seem sure if that can be reached but it sure as hell is fun to try. It’s a disc that kicks you in the balls and slams you up against the concrete to make damned sure that you are paying attention to it and it alone.
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