Friday 18th October
CROWS
£14 | £16 [+10% booking fee]
Doors open 8pm
18+ show
Crows have arrived. Reason Enough, their third album, is the one the band have taken the longest to write – partly because they had to fit the exercise around working full-time jobs, but also because of the freedom that was afforded to them around this specific project, which takes the post-punk four piece’s historically adrenaline-fuelled sound into fresh territory.
‘Having a more relaxed approach this time around meant we could explore different stuff,’ Goddard says. “We don’t want to sound the same as we did before – this is our third album, we have to move on. And so we fucked around a bit more.’
The result: a concise, 10-track album which goes a long way to show Crows’ sonic versatility. Their 2019 debut, Silver Tongues, put them firmly on the map as a punk band with an indomitable spirit and a penchant for abrasion, which they performed across the UK in support of IDLES on their sold-out tour. 2022’s follow-up, Beware Believers, built on this mood and then some, as Crows fleshed out their high octane sound and laced it with sharp, political lyricism.
On Reason Enough, the band’s punk spirit remains intact. Sonically, though, they’re more refined and cohesive than ever; it’s the most mature Crows have ever sounded. It’s more melodic work than what Crows have previously done, ‘rather than being all-out punk’, as Goddard puts it. The band worked with Mercury Prize-winning producer Andy Savours, who’s previously collaborated with the likes of Black Country, New Road and My Bloody Valentine, on the project. A master of the polished indie record, Savours put a glossy sheen onto Reason Enough, without compromising the record’s intrinsic grit. ‘It feels less lo-fi, cleaner and more well-rounded as a result,’ Cox says.
‘We’re doing the same thing, but a lot better,’ Cox says. ‘This is Crows in high definition.’
Photography ©SANDRA_EBERT
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