Telescopic

Dublin's Neo-psych band This Other Kingdom unleash their debut album. With songs like the dark fuzz-laden 'Enthral' and the post grunge brooding of 'Vacate the Horror' This Other Kingdom play with their natural dynamism. Jumping from screeches of guitar to booming persistent bass to large-scale heavy flourishes of drum patterns, 'Telescopic' jolts and moves to the tense, aggressive undercurrent found in the band's music.However, it is the vocal that takes centre stage throughout 'Telescopic'. Powerfully dominating the overall sound of the record (but best seen in the howling 'Plasticine Dream') with a deep bodied performance This Other Kingdom move from Jim Morrison dramatics to Ian Curtis-eque isolated aggression in the blink of an eye.