This single is released as part of the Yesterday’s Not Here Project – a project to celebrate the work of Pete Shelley, and a fundraiser to raise money for the Memorial Fund that is being set up. Klammer "I Don't Know What It Is" Single Review by Frank Roper of Local Sound Focus (04/10/20)įirst some information. ‘Broken Dreams In A Crashing Car’ is a compelling example of the Klammer way. Klammer may hark back to the ‘way back then’ post-punk but they mess with it, they bring in different things. And all of this adds a richness and depth. And that the guitar carries a melody line throughout the track. The bass isn’t quite as simple as you initially thought. That drumming has this wonderful halting feel in the slow sections. At first it sounds fairly simple sonically but then you start to notice the details. This is one of those tracks that rewards repeated and closer listening. Over this the vocals declaim, we are talking vocals with power and richness. It also comes with a nod to ‘Heroes’ period Bowie not in ‘let’s copy it’ but they take that feel into their song.īut there’s more to this there’s a kind of fast/slow thing going on, verses slow, chorus fast. There’s those scything guitars and that frantic drumming of The Banshees in their early-ish days – the time when the blueprint for Goth was being established. Now post-punk comes in many shades and for this there’s something of a Siouxsie and the Banshees thing going on. And before I go on, that song title, could you get any more post-punk than that? Now for some old style post-punk, ‘Broken Dreams In A Crashing Car’ is the latest release from post-punk band Klammer. Klammer "Broken Dreams InA Crashing Car" Single review by Frank Roper of Local Sound Focus (19/11/21) Ominous drum beat and haunting guitars introduce ‘Broken Dreams In A Crashing Car’ and it’s tales of anxiety, frustration, and fear before everything erupts into slashing guitars, pounding drums and it’s yell of “failing brakes no stopping place”. Klammer match perfectly the tones and mood of their music to whichever daunting aspect of everyday life they’re dealing with. Falsely cheerful, throwaway pop they most certainly are not. Whatever it is ‘The Day Before Yesterday’ slowly wraps you in it’s caustic cloak forcing you to sit and contemplate many of the things going wrong in this messed up world.Ĭovering a vast array of distinctly topical but by no means uplifting topics ‘The Day Before Yesterday’ deals with anything and everything from the potential shitstorm of lying in the hope that it’ll make things better – ‘I Really Really Want To Believe’, the need to get really angry with those that claim they are leading us to a better future without waking up to the actual facts – Progress (or The Lack Of) and more. Perhaps it’s spending two years under the cloud of a pandemic or the possible upcoming complete change in the new world order that are weaving their gloomy thoughts into the sounds. Maintaining their unmistakable blend of punk, post punk, gothic rock that merges edgy guitar hooks, dark bass lines and catchy drum beats all underpinning ominously dark, brooding vocals ‘The Day Before Yesterday’ is, to these ears, their strongest album yet. Klammer "The Day Before Yesterday" Album review by Steve White of The Punk Site No doubt I will search them out to see live one day, but until then I will happily play this album in the weeks and months ahead. I can see why this band has a huge, loyal following. This is way past Post-Punk and is more progressive than I’ve heard in a very long time. Klammer "The Day Before Yesterday" Album review by Day Before Yesterday is an amazing soundtrack of its genre, it is uniquely pitched that every player in this band has an integral story to tell.
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