Haggard Cat - Common Sense Holiday (2020)
Posted: 12 Mar 2020, 13:55
Haggard Cat - Common Sense Holiday (2020)
Year : 2020
Style : Modern Hard Rock , Alternative Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 161 mb
Bio:
Haggard Cat is a band formed by Nottingham duo Matt Reynolds and Tom Marsh, ex-Heck. Haggard Cat was originally a side project but since the split of Heck it has become Reynolds and Marsh's main project.Snarling two-headed riff dispensers Haggard Cat are gearing up to release their third album, Common Sense Holiday, on 13th March via Earache Records. The Nottingham-based duo have previously taken the foundations laid down by Mississippi delta-blues artists and relayed them through an earth-shattering sense of groove and a Russian Big Muff dialled to 11. But with Common Sense Holiday, Haggard Cat are painting with broader brushstrokes, incorporating new melodic detours and unexpected left turns which expand the canvas upon which they work.Opening track First Words features a distinctive guest in the form of Haggard Cat advocate Jamie Lenman and showcases the immediacy with which the two-piece can lodge a memorable riff deep inside the recesses of your brain. So far, so Haggard Cat, but elsewhere, Rational glides effortlessly on a mid-tempo lilt and features multi-tracked backing vocals that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on a record by Queen. The Natives swoons in on a lethargic military beat and sparse, ethereal guitar notes before bursting forth with a scintillating swagger. Cheat features a silky smooth sax solo provided by Black Peaks crooner Will Gardner before exploding with the intensity and freneticism of a bar-room brawl whilst Ghosts Already rides in like the fuzzed-up bastard child of an Ennio Morricone score. All these different elements result in the most dynamic, diverse and engaging set of songs this powerhouse duo has ever put their name to.Haggard Cat’s DIY ethic and propensity for pulling off memorable antics has already garnered them a reputation as a band that push boundaries beyond the status quo. A recent stunt involved the two musicians holed up in a small concrete box for 24-hours as a visual metaphor for how Brexit will impair British bands’ abilities to tour Europe (the results of which can be seen in their video for European Hardware). The pair also got creative with their home made ode to kabuki theatre in the video for Bone Shaker and defied expectations when they opened 2000Trees festival by playing a set exclusively made up of Nirvana covers a-top the Signature Brew bar. Even the band’s earliest gigs were injected with a frisson of danger (and no doubt intense intoxication) as the terrible twosome would place a bottle of whiskey on-stage and proceed to play until said bottle was empty.Matt Reynolds (vocals and guitar) and Tom Marsh (drums) have been playing together as a two-piece since 2011 (originally under the more unwieldy name of Haggard Cat Bothday Present, or HCBP for short). They self-released their debut Charger, a heavy-blues smash-suite of 10 songs recorded live in one day, on Valentine’s Day in 2013. But it was signing to Earache and the release of 2018’s Challenger that began to put Haggard Cat on the map, with the duo picking up support slots with the likes of Enter Shikari, Band of Skulls, Dead Kennedys, Jamie Lenman, Black Peaks, DZ Deathrays and Ugly Kid Joe as well as slots at Glastonbury, Boomtown festivals and main stage appearances at 2000Trees and ArcTanGent. And the two-piece already have support slots lined up for 2020, making appearances alongside The Virginmarys and InMe. Common Sense Holiday captures the lightning in a bottle dynamic between two players locked in a psychic groove whilst continuing to evolve and expand on the sound that has won over so many crowds across the UK and Europe.
Album:
The fringes of modern alt-rock have always felt like the right place for Haggard Cat. Cross-breeding more traditional garage-rock with the noisier, chaotic sensibilities of the duo’s time in Heck has kept them far away from falling into the milquetoast swamp of riff-rock two-pieces, and developing their momentum in modern rock’s more aggressive and creative circles feels like a natural home for them. But like a lot of acts looking to tap into the same well of greatness that’s certainly becoming crowded at this point, Haggard Cat have yet to have their moment to really explode as a great proposition. Their debut Challenger was definitely good and gave the impression of a band with drive and intent looking to make the absolute most of what they have, but beyond setting a good platform for live appearances that have ultimately done more for them than their recorded output has, its effects haven’t really lingered in the way that many similar debuts have.So to see Common Sense Holiday arrive as an improvement in pretty much every way is not only satisfying to witness, but it furthers the notion that Haggard Cat have much more to offer than the very standard mould they might be unwittingly lumped in. Not only is this an immediately bigger and more diverse album, but it’s brimming with the incendiary, ground-level appeal that Haggard Cat have always done well to cultivate, but never as effectively as they do here. Coupled with a few small but noticeable steps towards forging their own identifiable sound, Common Sense Holiday is as timely and necessary as improvements in this vein come, and Haggard Cat waste no time in making that known as consistently as possible.Probably the best sense of that comes in the writing, and though it might feel as though Haggard Cat are simply making the billionth iteration of how the modern world can be a lot to handle, it’s not like it’s any less prescient or relevant. The mingled ennui and frustration still stands, be that towards armchair commentators more focused on getting snappy retorts in than making any sort of change on First Words, the xenophobia and general dismissal towards other nations and races that’s equally prevalent on both sides of the Atlantic with European Hardware and The Natives, and how the whole sordid process is continually spun as ‘normal’ and ‘the right thing to do’ on Rational. It feeds into the seeming necessity to self-medicate and repress as much as possible on Threads and question what the point of actually bringing someone into this world is on Pearl, all held together by curdling emotions that Matt Reynolds’ charged, contorting voice captures excellently. What’s more, there’s a kineticism to all of this that pushes Haggard Cat’s efforts beyond rote social commentary done so out of necessity, and into the sort of impassion firebranding that’s much more powerful in its intentions.That’s all accompanied by a taut balance between garage-rock and noise-rock that sends an already solid number of sparks crackling with even more intensity, particularly with production that wisely avoids swamping out the guitar tone and instead opts for something much more cutting and naturally snarling. It’s pretty much the optimal setting for whatever Haggard Cat want to do on here, ranging from bounding punk snarls on European Hardware to towering, Black Peaks-esque crescendos on Ghosts Already, to a riff that genuinely feels like Mastodon by way of Royal Blood on Cheat. As cliché as it has become to say about rock duos, the size of Haggard Cat’s output really does dwarf their setup, and the fact that they’re still able to funnel in slight deviations and flickers of experimentation leads to a far more robust package overall. The defined peak-and-trough flow of Show Real and Cheat’s airier passages topped off with winding saxophone stand indicative of a band who’ve become far more comfortable as an adventurous unit, and yet peppered with just enough scarcity to avoid become unfocused or losing sight of what the duo are trying to do. On the whole in its vision and execution, Common Sense Holiday fits the definition of what this continuing wave of British rock represents perfectly.Not only that, but it’s the sort of enormous and concise improvement that’s encouraging to see from any band, but doubly so from one who’ve always displayed potential that’s finally being realised. These are songs that are unquestionably the best that Haggard Cat have ever produced, feeling sharp and enormously relevant while still being unafraid to throw in their own twists to keep things fresh and avoid stagnation. And to be abundantly clear, stagnation is not an issue in the slightest on Common Sense Holiday; the improvements are blatant across the board, as Haggard Cat finally fall into the mould of Britrock excellence that’s always loomed over them but never fully embraced. Now it has, and the tremendous quality of the results speaks for itself.
Line Up:
Matt Reynolds
Tom Marsh
Chris
Tracklist:
01. First Words
02. European Hardware
03. Human Animal
04. Show Reel
05. Rational
06. Time
07. Threads
08. The Natives
09. Cheat
10. Pearl
11. Ghosts Already
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Year : 2020
Style : Modern Hard Rock , Alternative Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 161 mb
Bio:
Haggard Cat is a band formed by Nottingham duo Matt Reynolds and Tom Marsh, ex-Heck. Haggard Cat was originally a side project but since the split of Heck it has become Reynolds and Marsh's main project.Snarling two-headed riff dispensers Haggard Cat are gearing up to release their third album, Common Sense Holiday, on 13th March via Earache Records. The Nottingham-based duo have previously taken the foundations laid down by Mississippi delta-blues artists and relayed them through an earth-shattering sense of groove and a Russian Big Muff dialled to 11. But with Common Sense Holiday, Haggard Cat are painting with broader brushstrokes, incorporating new melodic detours and unexpected left turns which expand the canvas upon which they work.Opening track First Words features a distinctive guest in the form of Haggard Cat advocate Jamie Lenman and showcases the immediacy with which the two-piece can lodge a memorable riff deep inside the recesses of your brain. So far, so Haggard Cat, but elsewhere, Rational glides effortlessly on a mid-tempo lilt and features multi-tracked backing vocals that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on a record by Queen. The Natives swoons in on a lethargic military beat and sparse, ethereal guitar notes before bursting forth with a scintillating swagger. Cheat features a silky smooth sax solo provided by Black Peaks crooner Will Gardner before exploding with the intensity and freneticism of a bar-room brawl whilst Ghosts Already rides in like the fuzzed-up bastard child of an Ennio Morricone score. All these different elements result in the most dynamic, diverse and engaging set of songs this powerhouse duo has ever put their name to.Haggard Cat’s DIY ethic and propensity for pulling off memorable antics has already garnered them a reputation as a band that push boundaries beyond the status quo. A recent stunt involved the two musicians holed up in a small concrete box for 24-hours as a visual metaphor for how Brexit will impair British bands’ abilities to tour Europe (the results of which can be seen in their video for European Hardware). The pair also got creative with their home made ode to kabuki theatre in the video for Bone Shaker and defied expectations when they opened 2000Trees festival by playing a set exclusively made up of Nirvana covers a-top the Signature Brew bar. Even the band’s earliest gigs were injected with a frisson of danger (and no doubt intense intoxication) as the terrible twosome would place a bottle of whiskey on-stage and proceed to play until said bottle was empty.Matt Reynolds (vocals and guitar) and Tom Marsh (drums) have been playing together as a two-piece since 2011 (originally under the more unwieldy name of Haggard Cat Bothday Present, or HCBP for short). They self-released their debut Charger, a heavy-blues smash-suite of 10 songs recorded live in one day, on Valentine’s Day in 2013. But it was signing to Earache and the release of 2018’s Challenger that began to put Haggard Cat on the map, with the duo picking up support slots with the likes of Enter Shikari, Band of Skulls, Dead Kennedys, Jamie Lenman, Black Peaks, DZ Deathrays and Ugly Kid Joe as well as slots at Glastonbury, Boomtown festivals and main stage appearances at 2000Trees and ArcTanGent. And the two-piece already have support slots lined up for 2020, making appearances alongside The Virginmarys and InMe. Common Sense Holiday captures the lightning in a bottle dynamic between two players locked in a psychic groove whilst continuing to evolve and expand on the sound that has won over so many crowds across the UK and Europe.
Album:
The fringes of modern alt-rock have always felt like the right place for Haggard Cat. Cross-breeding more traditional garage-rock with the noisier, chaotic sensibilities of the duo’s time in Heck has kept them far away from falling into the milquetoast swamp of riff-rock two-pieces, and developing their momentum in modern rock’s more aggressive and creative circles feels like a natural home for them. But like a lot of acts looking to tap into the same well of greatness that’s certainly becoming crowded at this point, Haggard Cat have yet to have their moment to really explode as a great proposition. Their debut Challenger was definitely good and gave the impression of a band with drive and intent looking to make the absolute most of what they have, but beyond setting a good platform for live appearances that have ultimately done more for them than their recorded output has, its effects haven’t really lingered in the way that many similar debuts have.So to see Common Sense Holiday arrive as an improvement in pretty much every way is not only satisfying to witness, but it furthers the notion that Haggard Cat have much more to offer than the very standard mould they might be unwittingly lumped in. Not only is this an immediately bigger and more diverse album, but it’s brimming with the incendiary, ground-level appeal that Haggard Cat have always done well to cultivate, but never as effectively as they do here. Coupled with a few small but noticeable steps towards forging their own identifiable sound, Common Sense Holiday is as timely and necessary as improvements in this vein come, and Haggard Cat waste no time in making that known as consistently as possible.Probably the best sense of that comes in the writing, and though it might feel as though Haggard Cat are simply making the billionth iteration of how the modern world can be a lot to handle, it’s not like it’s any less prescient or relevant. The mingled ennui and frustration still stands, be that towards armchair commentators more focused on getting snappy retorts in than making any sort of change on First Words, the xenophobia and general dismissal towards other nations and races that’s equally prevalent on both sides of the Atlantic with European Hardware and The Natives, and how the whole sordid process is continually spun as ‘normal’ and ‘the right thing to do’ on Rational. It feeds into the seeming necessity to self-medicate and repress as much as possible on Threads and question what the point of actually bringing someone into this world is on Pearl, all held together by curdling emotions that Matt Reynolds’ charged, contorting voice captures excellently. What’s more, there’s a kineticism to all of this that pushes Haggard Cat’s efforts beyond rote social commentary done so out of necessity, and into the sort of impassion firebranding that’s much more powerful in its intentions.That’s all accompanied by a taut balance between garage-rock and noise-rock that sends an already solid number of sparks crackling with even more intensity, particularly with production that wisely avoids swamping out the guitar tone and instead opts for something much more cutting and naturally snarling. It’s pretty much the optimal setting for whatever Haggard Cat want to do on here, ranging from bounding punk snarls on European Hardware to towering, Black Peaks-esque crescendos on Ghosts Already, to a riff that genuinely feels like Mastodon by way of Royal Blood on Cheat. As cliché as it has become to say about rock duos, the size of Haggard Cat’s output really does dwarf their setup, and the fact that they’re still able to funnel in slight deviations and flickers of experimentation leads to a far more robust package overall. The defined peak-and-trough flow of Show Real and Cheat’s airier passages topped off with winding saxophone stand indicative of a band who’ve become far more comfortable as an adventurous unit, and yet peppered with just enough scarcity to avoid become unfocused or losing sight of what the duo are trying to do. On the whole in its vision and execution, Common Sense Holiday fits the definition of what this continuing wave of British rock represents perfectly.Not only that, but it’s the sort of enormous and concise improvement that’s encouraging to see from any band, but doubly so from one who’ve always displayed potential that’s finally being realised. These are songs that are unquestionably the best that Haggard Cat have ever produced, feeling sharp and enormously relevant while still being unafraid to throw in their own twists to keep things fresh and avoid stagnation. And to be abundantly clear, stagnation is not an issue in the slightest on Common Sense Holiday; the improvements are blatant across the board, as Haggard Cat finally fall into the mould of Britrock excellence that’s always loomed over them but never fully embraced. Now it has, and the tremendous quality of the results speaks for itself.
Line Up:
Matt Reynolds
Tom Marsh
Chris
Tracklist:
01. First Words
02. European Hardware
03. Human Animal
04. Show Reel
05. Rational
06. Time
07. Threads
08. The Natives
09. Cheat
10. Pearl
11. Ghosts Already
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