Slydigs - How Animal Are You? (EP Review)
- Bradley Lengden
- Aug 22, 2017
- 2 min read
An old favourite of ours, Warrington outfit Slydigs have had a couple of massive years supporting The Who, have got a new EP on the horizon and it's absolutely huge.
Someone that we've followed far before this website, there's always been something a little extra that's made them stand out, even way back the first time seeing them in a support slot at Night & Day.
They've come on leaps and bounds since then, whilst staying true to their Infectious guitar riffs influenced by old school rock & roll with a familiar Manc charm, there's an extra kick to everything they do now both live and on record.
The new EP is testament to just how far them leaps and bounds have been. The whole thing oozes cool from the offset. The single 'How Animal Are You? which you can listen to below embodies what any young lad would imagine being in a rock band would be, the kind of tune that makes you think 'If i were to be in a band (and had a shred of musical talent) that's the sort of tune I'd want to be playing.
'The Truth Will Be Found' takes things down a notch, a western, bluesy number that treads newer waters. More anthemic, lighter-in-the-air moments are something perhaps not as familiar for the lads, but that far deeper side shines through in 'To Catch A Fading Light' too.
A wave of familiarity, very welcome familiarity, comes with 'Give It Up Brother'. The toe-tapping catchiness that Slydigs hit us with five or so years ago with their debut record.
With 'Suburban Confinement' there's a massive working class anthem, with that same western twist that's a prominent theme throughout. There could be something a lot more poetic about the swampy trudging guitar, but on the whole, it's just a fucking brilliant blues song.
The final track 'The Kids Feel Underrated' is probably the biggest example of the lads' ability to delve deeper than just a great rock & roll track, tapping into emotions that have been left untouched by their previous work and layering it with a fitting guitar laden end.
Everything about the record just works so well, there's a swagger about it that combines this new anthemic ability with the old beloved, classic riff driven rock.