- Indie rock
- Lo-fi
- DIY
- Alternative rock
- Outsider pop
- Indie folk
Comment: since
the end of the 00s I have had two great lo-fi and DIY acts from the
very underground of the United Kingdom, more profoundly, The Hirundu,
and Clinker. Since 2014 or 2015 I can consider The Bordellos as a
third act in the list. Why I like the mentioned acts? It might be
because of their cynicism in lyrics and in their music which in turn
harks back to my personal experiences while listening to an early MES
and The Fall, especially
Perverted By Language (1983). Of
course, I like the music of the recent ones because these influences
cannot be heard as a copy paste version but one can hear unexpected
dodges and tradition ruined appearances in music. The Bordellos is
not a unit who somehow likes to be aesthetically repressed. They have
been doing what they like to do. They have released a bunch of EPs
and some albums so far. This 4-notch one is based on quiet and even
buried incantations based on primitive chords and visions. Let's call
it lo-fi jangle pop, primitive Americana, outsider folk music, tea
cup sadcore. I have nothing left to do as they sing. Like The Fall
has always loved rockabilly as an American influence The Bordellos
has added Americana as an American influence to the latest releases.
I have no regret while spending time with it though I would prefer
the combo's previous ones because at times it is way too buried. But
I understood their musical path to move on from one point to the next
one. That's the logic, that's the dynamics.
