LIFE - “Bum Hour”

SXSW 2020 - OEB Score: 7; Popularity Index: 4

Pairs Well With…Parquet Courts, Idles, Protomartyr

Brash UK post punk outfit LIFE took a long musical leap on their sophomore record A Picture Of Good Health, an intense burst of basement guitars and dark, grimy vocal screams and sings. Stoner rock riffs power infectious tracks like “Bum Hour” and “Moral Fiber”, but there’s a deep rumble that underpins LIFE’s music giving it extra intention and grit. Classic UK punk rock songwriting informs LIFE's sound as well, leaning on jangly chords and percussion like a rusty engine racing down a bumpy road. (Kevin McStravick)