Creeper EP 2014

Now a lot of you may have not heard of Creeper, however you would be wrong. Featuring members from Our Time Down Here and Hand The Bastard these five talented mucissans make up a brand new band which goes by the name Creeper. Forming around early June this year Creeper have already released a small taster of music to indulge us into their energetic punk sound.

Released	19th June 2014
Recorded Record Label	2013/ 2014
Genre	Punk
Length	18:00
Origin	Southampton
Rating	10 / 10

You will be happy to hear that previous vocalist from OTDH, Will Gould is carrying on his role, penetrating a new sound into a new band. Going straight into vocals we are hit with a soft crisp voice, that soon gets added to a bashful encore of instruments picking up the pace with its catchy head bobbing beat.
We Had A Pact proves to be an excessive opener, as the thundering chorus catches you in high spirits while the bridge takes you down slowly into a peaceful guitar solo. The song takes you on a happy journey that ends similar to the chorus, keeping you gripped for more.

Gloom follows next, again marking their straight intro, the band bashes pure punk rhymes that get you moving instantly. The small breakdown of gang vocals echoing in the pre-chorus adds to the build up for the chorus to be as powerful as it is. You can definitely hear the previous mesh of the two bands shining through, however formulating their own twist to call themselves Creeper.

VCR is a song you can imagine yourself stage diving and going mad to. A distinct banger you would want to hear live. Gould takes a higher step in this song, changing his strain on words to produce such a strong and solid sound throughout. Packed with fury rifts and nonstop movement, this melody proves to be one of the highlights, exploring the bands craft.

With two more songs left Into The Black delves into the harsh textures of punk building up more speed and activity. An adrenaline rush hits you as you reach the end to a spectacular find. But it's not all over yet because the last song, Novena sets in with a soft strings of an acoustic guitar, playing a light melody that is joined by Gould's powerful voice, that peaks and turns in all different strains to produce harmonic pitches.
The constant juxtaposition in his voice creates such complex structures and tales that are being told, strengthening this song to be filled with mixed emotions right until the end where the full band accompany to construct a marvellous finale of unison.

Overall I can say that this has been one of the best EP's to come from 2014, as it caught me right away without a second listen, how I can't seem to STOP listening to it. 10/10 for everything, it works so well as an EP and there are no flaws to be explored as I just can't wait to hear more sounds.

If you can't get enough of them then why not catch them at their first ever show as a band this Friday 1st August at the Joiners Southampton?! Get your tickets for cheap here, very limited ones left!

                                            (You can download the EP free of charge here)