aaamusic | On 11, Mar 2012

Blacklisters’ full length debut, BLKLSTRS, is their heaviest, most visceral collection of songs to date, and finds a perfect home at the label Brew, amongst releases by Holy State, Hawk Eyes, Castrovalva, Kong & Humanfly.

From the outset, BLKLSTRS is an unrelenting noise rock tour de force. Billy Mason-Wood’s skewed and often terrifying vocals with Dante Beesley’s sharp, distinctive guitar command your undivided attention. Whilst underneath, Owen Griffiths’ marauding bass lines and Alistair Stobbart’s unrelenting drumming drive the songs with genuine menace. Taking cues from Leeds favorites Pulled Apart By Horses and label mates Kong, Blacklisters have drawn comparisons to 400 Blows, Shellac and early Glassjaw. With Dan Carter (BBC Radio1 Rock Show) likening them to noise rock giants The Jesus Lizard, Blacklisters first ferocious and uncompromising full length pulls no punches.

Produced by Ross Halden at Ghost Town and mastered by Carl Saff (Young Widows, Oxes, Melt Banana), this release showcases song writing and playing only hinted at on the band’s previous releases, and announces the band‘s potential as a major force in underground rock music.

Track listing:

1. Clubfoot by Kasabian
2. Swords
3. Nice Garden
4. OK47
5. I Can Confirm That Ruth Abigail Holmes Is Not Dead and Is Planning To Make a Movie About Her Life
6. Mouthpeace
7. Ask Yourself a Question If The Answer Is Go F*ck Yourself
8. Hero of China
9. Trickfuck
10. Shush

Check out Blacklisters’ Trickf*ck:

March Tour dates:

Monday 12th March – The Garage, London w/ Scratch Acid

With Shapes:

Friday 16th March – Birmingham, The Rainbow
Saturday 17th March – London, The Wilmington
Wednesday 21st March – Glasgow, Bloc – FREE ENTRY!
Thursday 22nd March – York, Stereo
Friday 23rd March – Hartlepool, Studio
Saturday 24th March – Leeds, The Library

May Tour dates:

Saturday 5th May – Live at Leeds
Sunday 6th May – Camden Crawl