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Cat: SWP 001V. Rel: 18 Nov 19
Indie

Side 1 - Track 1. Savage Side 1 - Track 2. Match Bet Side 2 - Track 1. The Cleaner Side 2 - Track 2. Rodeo

If any release perfectly summarises the state of the British nation right now then surely it's Squid's "Town Centre". Songs about life as they know and experience it, from the struggles and nocturnal redemptions of a shop cleaner to political disillusionment (respectively "The Cleaner" and "Match Bet"), the accuracy of the picture painted doesn't stop with song themes. Instrumentally it's as beguiling and envelope-pushing as anything out there right now. A band fronted by its drummer, willing to close out seven-minute tracks with cornet solos, who make the transition from breakneck indie rock 'n' roll to hypnotic, immersive soundscapes seem easy. In short, so many rules are out the window here you start to wonder what the book was all about in the first place. What's more in tune with the post-genre, inter-referential nature of the most vital ends of the UK's musical landscape today?