Tin Charm: The Engine Is Bleeding

The Engine is Bleeding
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Artist: Tin Charm
Genre: Alternative
Label: TC Records

Just when you think you'll never hear from certain members of certain bands again, along comes this three-piece formed from the remnants (Martin Kelly, Anton Hegarty, Paddy Moran) of much-admired Dublin outfits Sunbear, Future Kings of Spain and Ruby Tailights. It's a tricky proposition for new acts consisting of (relatively) old hands to make a splash all over again, but Tin Charm just about pull it off with with a sequence of songs that riff and rock'n'roll with the best of them. Blending hints of frantic post-rock with slo-mo reveries and quite possibly illegal basslines, songs such as Maybe I'm Gone, Live Your Days in Dreams and K-X=U demonstrate the value and necessity of experience. From cochlea-rattling noise to quiet-loud-quiet dynamics, The Engine Is Bleeding rethinks, revitalises and reconditions. tincharm.bandcamp.com
Download: Maybe I'm Gone, Live Your Days in Dreams

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture