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 The Guardian journalist Emily Brinnand thinks Marmozets is the band you should note. "When I first heard this band I immediately wanted to be teleported into a moshpit. I wanted to immerse myself in their explosive racket. Their sound took me back to being 16 and banging my head backwards and forwards to the likes of Enter Shikari and Funeral For A Friend. You know when you’re at a gig and suddenly the circle emerges. People are pushing you back to make it bigger and bigger. You're a little excited but a little nervous at the same time. You understand there’s a risk of getting hit in the face by excitable gig-goers ska-dancing and moshing into everyone. Still, you want to dive into that bowl of energy as much as the daredevil next to you. Then all of the sudden the song has reached its tipping point and - boom - you've run from one side of the pit to the next without even thinking. You’re buzzing, banging your head around and chanting all the words back to the band on the stage. This is exactly how Marmozets make me feel. They're a five-piece, from Bingley in Yorkshire, who are creating a blend of math rock, hardcore and post-punk. Their youngest member is 16 and their oldest only 20. It’s remarkable to find out how busy they've already been as a band. It’s a band of siblings with Becca, Sam, and Josh Macintyre teaming up with brothers Jack and Will Bottomley. Will joined the band a little later to play bass and he's the baby of the group. The band told me that a lot of people think they'd fall out all the time, but luckily they don't." Going from playing local shows to sell out gigs with big bands like Hyro Da Hero, The Used and Four Year Strong has been "mind blowing" for the young band. So far they've put out two EPs, the first Passive Aggressive, the second Vexed. For the latter, they returned to the studio with James Kenosha (Pulled Apart By Horses) to produce an outstanding collection of songs. Onemanwolfpack is the opening track of Marmozets' debut album. Its menacing introduction seduces your ears then suddenly there's a tsunami of strong screams that smash into you and almost knock you over. The lead vocalist Becca doesn't scream for the track's entirety though. The song veers off into this slower, more melodic and passionate direction. Becca's soaring vocals are even melancholic at times. Her voice is reminiscent of Paramore's earlier material, where Hayley Williams shouted a bit more. Duels is one track where this comes across. Marmozets though are more hardcore. They're not afraid of using awkward time signatures or rapidly changing a song's tempo, which your ear has to catch up with. The critics predict a success for this promising British band and you have an opportunity to hear Marmozets in Moscow for the first time in July 2015. More info
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