Drenge - Running Wild Music Video

Drenge - Running Wild

Music Video

Drenge have just released the video for their newest single, Running Wild, one which feels more like a short film than a music video.

The video connects rural life to the raw, primal feel of the song, merging perfectly together. An ode to the Britain of the past, the song is a constant build to roaring finish, fitting perfectly with this artfully shot music video.

Breathtaking shots of the English countryside fill this 5 minute masterpiece, with interjections from The Richardson family discussing the endless circle of life and death within their family and farming. Whilst shots of the band themselves sometimes feel a little out of place in this short film, this is probably still the best music video I've seen so far this year.

Watch it here:

Danger In The Club - Review

Palma Violets

Danger In The Club

Despite having two songs referencing America in their title, Palma Violets have never sounded more English than they do on this album. Hollywood (I Got It), the first full track on the album, is a brash unkempt sounding tune, one made to be roared along to. 

From there, the album fully kicks into gear, with loud, shouty, slurred vocals galore from Sam Fryer. Highlights from the album are undoubtedly the two already released singles, Danger In The Club and English Tongue, the former being a particular stand out track. The Jacket Song adds a nice change in tempo to the album as the whole, working well at the midway point of the album. Chilli Jesson's bass playing comes to the forefront of such tracks as Gout! Gang! Go!, a fun and upbeat song with some rather interesting lyrics such as "Don't destruct my menopause", the meaning behind which I'm still trying to decipher. Matador stands out from the rest of the album with its far darker and more sultry air, with some glorious tempo changes throughout and a truly melodious guitar line. 

The album slows down a lot for its latter half, showcasing that Palma Violets don't always have to be loud and fast to sound good, with tracks such as Walking Home and Peter And The Gun. Overall, their isn't much progress in terms of sound, but the album is still and incredibly enjoyable one. Danger In The Club runs far better as an album than 180, lacking any filler songs and feeling far more thought through.

On the whole I give the album a well deserved 8/10.