Verdict:
By far their best work to date and I've
listened to musician Roz Bruce evolve over the
years; I'm very impressed with her bands’ new
album 'Doctor Doctor'. Whereas previous work
had a slight "showcase of styles" feel, here
there's a direct and deliberate dark theme
stamped on 'Doctor Doctor'. The Infusion use the
subject of mental health as a core issue
throughout. The tunes are epic and totally
accessible from first play. Highlights are the
experimental psychedelic 'Mania' with its eerie
laughter, the outright blatant punk assault of
'Doctor Cunt Fucker', 'Katelyn Frost Prt 1' with
its disturbing way of making you feel like you are
being examined by a psychiatrist. There's a
whole range of good songs to enjoy. As an
album, it plays like a classic rock opera, filled
with surreal wonder, great guitar riffs, drama and
rock’n’roll. I really think they've opened a few
more doors for themselves too fanwise with this
extra, more magnified, element of gothic 80s
injected into the overall sound. Absolute gold.
Album:
Doctor Doctor
www
rozbruceinfusion co uk
Reviewed by NICK
J
TOWNSEND
THE INFUSION
Verdict:
Wolverhampton singer songwriter
Sam Draisey releases the 'As I Live And Breathe'
album. Fifteen tracks strong, a long time coming
but very worthwhile and tunes like 'Five Years
Later' totally explain what Sam Draisey stands
for. If you are expecting traditional folk then be
careful what you wish for, as you've not only got
that sound but imagine the voice of a hardened
Paul Simon blended with Damien Rice roasted
in the political attitude or lyrical magnetism of
artists like Billy Bragg. Highlights are 'The Worst
Lie Of All' for its observations of equality, 'Used
To Be My Hero' with it's superb character
assassination and grit, the delicate 'The Day I
Was Meant To Die' which with a title like that isn't
quite what you expect to hear as it's beautiful,
there's 'Let's Not Grow Old' a wonderful
nostalgic mind road trip and 'Turning You down'
with its attention and personal insight into
missing someone mixed with a little anger. Hey,
this is a real passionate guy, sometimes he
shouts, sometimes he whispers but this is deep
and absolutely mesmerising from start to finish.
Album:
As I Live And Breathe
www
samdraisey com
SAM DRAISEY
r
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July 2017 - p.12
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