{"title":"Gringo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGringo is an indie label based in Nottingham, UK. Founded and run by Matt Gringo, the label has been a prominent force in the independent music scene since its inception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a diverse roster of talented artists, Gringo has consistently released high-quality music across various genres including rock, punk, and experimental. The label's commitment to nurturing unique voices and pushing boundaries has earned them a reputation for being at the forefront of cutting-edge music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether it's *bands* or *solo artists*, Gringo continues to champion emerging talent while also working with established acts. 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The EP contains the first tracks the group ever recorded in vocalist and producer MJ's original Suburban Home Studio, with the group just a handful of local shows into their existence - one such show, supporting Sun Araw lead to its original release. \"It was a very exciting time for us,\" bassist MB recalls. \"MJ having his first studio meant we'd gone from practicing in a tiny basement and receiving noise complaints to having a place where we could do what we wanted. We played with Sun Araw just as we were finishing the EP and Cameron Stallones enjoyed our set and asked to hear any recordings - then subsequently released it on cassette.\" Hookworms have long since evolved into a mighty beast, live able to fill cavernous warehouses with a vitriolic form of kosmiche, as when headlining Liverpool Psych Fest, or when supporting fuzzy legends Slowdive during their 2014 comeback. Hookworms as a listen though already has in place several of the traits that have helped elevate them - the strutting bass and four note repetition of Teen Dreams is pure Modern Lovers, mining the group's 60's garage and proto-punk influences and mixing them with a caustic modernity. It's the only track that still makes an occasional appearance live; another highlight is the rolling bass thunder of I Have Some Business Out West crackles with the energy of an approaching storm: \"Our gear wasn't as good back then so we did quite a bit of re-amping and post-production,\" MB comments. \"The EP was basically a playground for experimentation with a bunch of new guitar pedals we'd recently acquired.\" In addition, the reissue comes with additional early and rare recordings - the drone heavy initial version of Form and Function, which would appear on a split 7\" alongside Nottingham-based peers Kogumaza, plus the swaggering rumbles of The Correspondent - which appeared on 2012 Sonic Cathedral compilation Psych For Sore Eyes. The former is a premonition of phase two of the band, foreshadowing the heavier, dense sound around Pearl Mystic; the latter still sounds like a wonderful outlier - which says something for a band whose boundaries have forever stretched towards the horizon. MJ would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all the support, help and donations he has received after his studio in Leeds was flooded over Christmas. 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Instead the reel feels cathartic, each fresh revolution of the loop a confrontation between the band and themes of depression, loss and anger -subjects close to the heart of the group’s vocalist MJ (“no enigma; we just don’t use our full names, we’ve no interest in being celebrities.”) \u003ci\u003e Pearl Mystic\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolutely thunderous statement of intent for Hookworms after a portentous couple of years of live shows and limited releases. Live and on record, like Spaceman 3, they were pointedly subvert the tripped out sound environments of psychedelia with a darkly malevolent punk menace; unlike J.Spaceman et al, there’s no chemical assistance, these concepts andfeelings come with clarity, and hit all the harder for it. The LP’s themes focus on a deeply personal narrative surrounding a lost relationship and a battle with depression that at its worst brought about, as MJ, puts it “a half-hearted suicide attempt”. Thus songs like \u003ci\u003eAway \/ Towards\u003c\/i\u003e (a finer opening to an album you couldn’t hope to hear) possess a gargantuan build-and-release infectious energy that juxtaposes with a subtext of a bi-polar approach to coping with loss. \u003ci\u003ePreservation\u003c\/i\u003e, too, is in keeping with the group’s live shows, though deals with existentialism, whilst several Raymond Carver influences are scattered in and among the bold textures of sound. \u003ci\u003eIn Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the closest thing to escapism on the LP, about a hill MJ would cycle up near Otley in Yorkshire after the end of his relationship,because it possessed his favourite view in the world. \u003ci\u003eSince We Had Changed\u003c\/i\u003e meanwhile is almost mantra-like in its constancy, new percussive elements joining those already on the record, whilst \u003ci\u003eWhat We Talk About\u003c\/i\u003e returns full circle to the first track’s themes of depression, and emerges from mixed field recordings including a backwards taping of a Hare Krishna lecture played down the studio corridor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Green and White Splatter on Clear Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gringo","offers":[{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50402289156427,"sku":"359431","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP.","offer_id":50402289287499,"sku":"359430","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/29762863-59a4-4037-a399-55da96a3b4cf_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726539258"},{"product_id":"serious-business","title":"Serious Business","description":"\u003cp\u003e This is Grey Hairs second album, perfectly placed to document the times. 2015's \u003ci\u003eColossal Downer\u003c\/i\u003e with its grim faced party child on the cover was the band on early good form, now they're warmed the fuck up and are playing tense. The playing is tightly wound around the vocals, which are set to attack - attacking themselves, attacking the generation. This is a band of lifers, with history going back including Peel Sessions and touring the world. But as with all lifers it’s in the blood. You can pile your life into trying to get famous doing music or you can go your own way. Grey Hairs are the latter. These characters put shows on in their home city. They come from the same DIY blood stream as set up by Black Flag or UK punx like Heresy or The Stupids. Check the video for the Grey Hairs tune \u003ci\u003eSerious Business\u003c\/i\u003e. The Dude done Notts style. Paranoid and shambling, Benny Hill - esque speed walking around Ripley and Nottingham. Haunted and chased by the grim reaper \/ death from Bill and Ted's. Even hanging out with ultimate lifer John Otway in the boozer. You gotta keep moving, keep the reaper at bay. Grey Hairs are channelling aggressive surf rock and some of the lesser known 80's and 90's bands of their optimistic riddled youth, now seen through the eyes of the barrel staring 10's. It's 100% definitely punk rock, but it's way more than that. You want a soundbite, go hunt your own. But I'm saying Takeshi Terauchi vs The Wipers done Notts style, this time it's war. 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