{"id":79800,"date":"2022-10-03T16:33:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T20:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/?post_type=records&p=79800"},"modified":"2022-10-03T16:35:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T20:35:13","slug":"talk-show-touch-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/talk-show-touch-the-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk Show – Touch The Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first few minutes of Talk Show’s (no not the late ’90s Stone Temple Pilots co-group) sophomore EP Touch The Ground<\/em> EP sounds like a depraved discotheque, one where the DJ rambles madly and loses his mind, tossing in heavy bass with some furious post-punk. This UK group has an uncanny sound to them, falling somewhere in between Shame and an all-out rave band that loves the industrial grooves of someone like The Sisters of Mercy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ve got the interplay between real drums and techno 808 drums mixed with blisteringly bright guitar trills as lead singer Harrison Swann croons in his talk-sing speech announcements that sometimes feel like his throat is being ripped from his neck. It’s violent and gritty; perfect for the narcissistic tendencies of post-punk. But it’s post-punk for dancing, not just wallowing in a pit of existential dread like most bands jumping on the genre’s popularity re-emergence. On “Cold House,” for example, you can’t help but move gleefully with the whirlwind of bass, guitar, and light ’80s synth melodies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The madness continues with “Dirt In the Keyboard,” a slower track that utilizes one of the catchier bass riffs of 2022 that refuses to leave your mind. The lyrics in this one definitely feel a very stream of consciousness, adding to the general lunacy of the track. And the gang vocals that bring the song to a close are made for chanting. “Leather,” is all about the pounding drums. I truly feel sorry for the snare because you hear it being reduced to rubble. That should really end this EP, but a weird dark ambient number, “6” does, which is fine, but not really needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless, on Touch the Ground<\/em>, Talk Show proves they’re not just a carbon copy post-punk group, but a group willing to push the envelope into nebulous yet interesting waters. I also anticipate Talk Show live to be a good and sweaty experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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