Mother Vulture don’t do quiet, and on their latest single “Treadmill” they wear this fact rubbed in your face like a badge of honour. Lifted from their upcoming album Cartoon Violence, the track features everything that has made them an exciting force to be reckoned with, chaos, speed, dirt, and a sense that they unquestionably seem to be having the time of their lives as the speakers beg for mercy.
Renowned for the chaos of their live performances and their frantic, riff-heavy sound, Mother Vulture injects the same unbridled energy directly into “Treadmill.” The track stand out is its larger-than-life, anything-goes feel. Each section feels as if it were written to hit harder than the last, stacking anthemic moments upon one another until the song sounds as if it might collapse under its own velocity. There’s a rollicking spirit, a reminder that heavy music doesn’t have to be joyless to be colossal. In reality, Mother Vulture eats that tightrope of savagery and emancipation for breakfast.
And there is something refreshingly raw about the band’s attitude, too. Their broad, all-encompassing power and staunchly DIY ethos bleed through every second of “Treadmill,” making the feel of glorious chaos even more palpable. It’s modern, giving a nod to hard rock’s past, but powers forward with careless bravado. Well, if you like your hard rock loud and fast and unspokenly ridiculous, then “Treadmill” is just about the chaos the queasy days have been missing.
Renowned for the chaos of their live performances and their frantic, riff-heavy sound, Mother Vulture injects the same unbridled energy directly into “Treadmill.” The track stand out is its larger-than-life, anything-goes feel. Each section feels as if it were written to hit harder than the last, stacking anthemic moments upon one another until the song sounds as if it might collapse under its own velocity. There’s a rollicking spirit, a reminder that heavy music doesn’t have to be joyless to be colossal. In reality, Mother Vulture eats that tightrope of savagery and emancipation for breakfast.
And there is something refreshingly raw about the band’s attitude, too. Their broad, all-encompassing power and staunchly DIY ethos bleed through every second of “Treadmill,” making the feel of glorious chaos even more palpable. It’s modern, giving a nod to hard rock’s past, but powers forward with careless bravado. Well, if you like your hard rock loud and fast and unspokenly ridiculous, then “Treadmill” is just about the chaos the queasy days have been missing.
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