Living in Brighton
for the past four years, I've always been led to believe that
Eastbourne doesn't really have much going for it – old people, a
just-as-crap-as-Brighton beach, similarly crap attractions and more
old people. But if any of that has, in any shape or form, pushed the
guys in Let's Talk Daggers to start writing music and thus create
this brilliant release, then I'm happy to reconsider my opinion.'Fantastic Contraption' sounds like the record The Dillinger Escape Plan would've put out if they were English and signed to Household Name Records in 2003 (there's even a bit of horn on single 'Have A Gabble'). A quirky blend of punk rock, technical metal riffs and spazzy time signatures that are easiest to keep up with if you happen to be having a seizure whilst listening. They're a bit like Rolo Tomassi if they were to take themselves less seriously, or if Reuben were more mental than we already remember them to have been.
Let's Talk Daggers are going to be picking up fans from all over with this release, because despite being chaotic and erratic , it is also catchy and accessible. I'm still not so sure about the riff at the end of 'Humannequin', but since I get the impression that it might have been included for a laugh, I'm happy to let that one go and highly recommend giving this mini-album a listen.
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