Future of the left – Travels with myself and another
[4AD, 2009]
genre: post-hardcore, garage, punk, noise rock
Album review by Goresonic

I didn’t know ‘Future of the left’ before this album and I am really sad. That’s why I get disappointed when I first listened to this album, an album that has everything: hardcore, punk, garage punk, and noise.
“Arming Eritrea” introduce us to their heavy sound. Speed post-hardcore, shredded guitars and evil voices. That was what make me want more and more. Then I listen to “The Hope that the house Built”. This song was a masterpiece!! It was just like listening the modern version of Shellac.
In the next three songs I adored the bassist, Kelson Louis Tregurtha. The way that he is playing his bass, destroys me. The whole songs are based in his playing direction. My pleasure arrived to the maximum possible when I listened to “You Need Satan More Than He Needs You”. This is what we call POST-HARDCORE. It is the perfect combination of jetted guitars, noisy vocals, killing bass and psychotic drums.The next two songs are pure dirty garage punk songs. Especially “Stand by Your Manatee” which starts with the most possible noisy guitars. This album doesn’t have a bad song. Once you listen to it you want more and more. I want to choose my favorite song, after a lot of thought, I choose “Drink Nike”. The reason? The scream “Smile-alalalalalalalalalalala. Smile-alalalalalalalalalalala. Smile-alalalalalalalalalalala. Smile-lalalalalalalalala. Smile! Smile! is what comes first in my mind when I ‘m referring to this band.

The album
future of the left travels with myself 2009
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links
http://www.myspace.com/futureoftheleft
http://www.futureoftheleft.com/

tracks
1. “Arming Eritrea” – 2:57
2. “Chin Music” – 1:56
3. “The Hope That House Built” – 3:41
4. “Throwing Bricks at Trains” – 2:36
5. “I Am Civil Service” – 2:17
6. “Land of My Formers” – 2:47
7. “You Need Satan More Than He Needs You” – 2:46
8. “That Damned Fly” – 2:07
9. “Stand by Your Manatee” – 2:08
10. “Yin/Post-Yin” – 2:54
11. “Drink Nike” – 2:33
12. “Lapsed Catholics” – 4:15

Goresonic