Maybeshewill - Not For Want Of Trying

After hearing You Slut!'s debut album and being blown away by instrumental bands I had to go searching for more. On my searches I found Maybeshewill a Leicester based instrumental rock group that had released an album earlier this year entitled "Not For Want Of Trying"...I was intrigued.

After listening to the album I decided It was pretty good. I didn't think anything could top "Critical Meat", and this didn't...but it came pretty damn close.

Opening with the strangely titled song "Ixnay On The Autoplay" Not for want of trying sets of at a mellow pace that falsely leads you to believe them to be something their not, as when "Seraphim & Cherubim" kicks in you understand why they have been compared to You Slut! and Mogwai. This track is a masterpiece of interesting and intense guitar riffs mixed with simple but affective drumming.

The band have been known to use electro style drums and patterns in their songs and the best example of this is possibly "We called for an ambulance but a fire engine came" which displays a heavier side of Maybeshewill and leads into a almost SebastiAn style heavy electro ending.

This album isn't as good as "Critical Meat"...But it isn't far off, Good things await this band and the ever growing instrumental rock scene.

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You Slut! - Critical Meat

You Slut! are a 4 piece instrumental group from Derby and aren't very well known in the British music scene at this point in time, But they will be!

Critical Meat is an 8 track album that was only released in japan as the band didn't have enough money to produce it here and with reviews from magazines giving nothing less than 4 stars its makes you wonder why?

The album opens with "Cut & Shut by You Slut!" which introduces you very quickly into You Slut!'s sound. Next comes "On the count of 13" which in my opinion is the best track on the album as its melodic yet dramatic guitars simply pierce the mind and have you humming the tune for days to come and loving it!

The final track is a grand finale, "Mybloodyjesusexploreronfire" is the first track I heard by You Slut! and what a track it is. The guitar work yet again has you enthralled and with effects being used to epic proportions it really is a track to remember.

Overall Critical Meat is an amazing instrumental album open to anyone who isn't used to instrumentals and to those who are get ready for something new & fresh.

You Slut! - Mybloodyjesusexploreronfire.mp3
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