Drenching themselves in deviance and mystery, Blindfolds have brought with them an arms race of absolute chaos and devastation in Voodoo.
Capturing the spirit and swing of rock n’ roll all the while relentlessly dipping it in the attitude of a 70s punk.
Voodoo not only manages to capture a time and a place in musical history but evolve it with a modern twist.
On Voodoo you will find howling melodies, brimming guitars, gang vocal harmonies, intrinsically seeping bass lines and precision laced drumbeats.
There is a magnified swagger on tracks like opener ‘Black Magic’, which helps to make this EP perfect listening for morning drives to work – road rage might never be an issue again with this little gem on hand.
Interestingly it is the vulnerability and fragility of Blindfolds that thrills the most.
On ‘Young Blood’ for example, it seems like the party could end at any time, like a train speeding off the tracks, the guitars smash back and forth against a foray of blood curdling vocal induced trauma, it creates a sexy and vociferous trek into the unknown.
This lot recently sold the legendary King Tut’s out, forever used as a measuring stick of relevance in the Glasgow music scene, Blindfolds can take even more heart from the fact it seems the best is yet to come – this is very much just the start of something very special.
Voodoo serves as a sharp introduction to a band that only formed just over a year ago.
As ‘Columbus’ informs me I have “just swallowed these truths” it seems the statement could not be any more accurate.
Truth is; you will be hearing a lot more from Blindfolds this year.
Words: Chris Kelman
