Spotlight: Antlered Man

Many people are too quick to spout that tired phrase "there's not really any good new music coming out at the moment". The defeatist attitude is not lost on myself in some cases. The world of music is overpopulated and oversaturated and the modern music charts churn out more recycled bubblegum pop than a single mind can take. However, if you take the time and have the patience to sink below the waves of tedium and start looking around you'll be amazed at how many gems you find hidden in the rough. One such band are London based quintet Antlered Man.



I first found out about this band about a month ago when I saw them supporting Sucioperro. Upon first impressions I was more than a little sceptical as they set up their gear. The two support acts that preceded them had put on an adequate performance but showcased nothing new or interesting. It was round about 1 minute into their first song that I realised what I had in front of me was something special. Their music is made up of thick fuzzy baselines, angular and complex guitar work, schizophrenic drum work that changes time signatures frequently and unhinged vocal's that twist and mutate through the chaotic groove of each track. To make things even more interesting some songs incorporate extra instrumentation on slide guitars and flutes. If you had to pigeonhole their sound as anything it would probably end up as Progressive Punk or the ever ambiguous genre Alt. Rock but ultimately labels are useless and circumstantial when faced with this much talent.

The band belted out some amazing tunes at the gig impressing more than a few dreary eyed impatient Sucioperro fans. Personal highlights were the bipolar "Platoono Of Uno" which and ebbs and flows through ambient minimalism into full blown vitriolic chaos and their debut single "Surrounded By White Men" that has a bass groove and swagger that is brilliantly conceived.

The band have recently had some major publications take interest in them and have received a number of glowing reviews for their brand new debut single "Surrounded By White Men" from magazines such as Kerrang! and Rocksound and rightly so. With an album landing sometime later this year this band are deffinitely one to look out for.

A Free Download of"Platoono Of Uno" can be found at their website here:
http://hookedonmusic.net/www.antleredman.co.uk/index.html

Watch the video for their debut single here:
http://youtu.be/Qz-nS4toWhw

"Surrounded By White Men" available now through itunes and also available on their website with a Ltd Edition T-shirt.

For tour information search Antlered Man on facebook.