Parliamo - “End to End”

SXSW 2020 - OEB Score: 8; Popularity Index: 2

Pairs Well With…Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks, Queens of the Stone Age

Part indie rock and part garage pop, Parliamo’s sound is catchy and tight, bursts of guitar leading their punk-born foundation. The Scottish newcomers are raw and full of youthful spirit, sprinting through their 2018 EP Thrill of the Chase and surrounding singles with propulsive energy. While hard driving, Parliamo’s music is more welcoming than aggressive, even warm at times  given their feedback and reverb levels can be maxed out with a tense crunch. Their eight-song catalog is mightily consistent, though recent single “End to End” has the band dipping into alt rock riffage with some mid tempo psych rock jams for a slightly new angle on their visceral presentation. Parilamo’s songwriting is as sharp as their dense punk/rock sound on these early tracks, steeped in the influences of their forefathers but performed with modern alt rock direction, an excellent start and one to keep an ear out for well into the future. (Kevin McStravick)