Truly stunning debut effort from Portuguese spastics If Lucy Fell!'It's hardcore Jim, but not as you know it.’ Cheap Star Trek lead-off aside, this is just so right in so many ways. It has the chaotic nature of The Dillinger Escape Plan, without being over complicated. It has vocals that veer close to barking but just stay the right side of listenable. It’s like The Jesus Lizard’s bastard cousin, throw in a bit of Rapeman, Converge and Girls Vs Boys and you’re about on the money. You can see the metal kids liking it, the emo pretty-things admiring it and the rest of us just standing back and basking in the musical dexterity. If Lucy Fell have an ear for a good tune whilst at the same time being far too discordant to be considered mainstream. So much about this is right.

 

Tracklist

1.As Simple As Giving A Name To This Song 3:26

2. 10x10 Minute Drive 3:24

3. What If She Fell 2:08

4. You Make Me Nervous 2:56

5. Together In Stupidity 3:13

6. Silk 3:21

7. Demented 3:17

8. Cannibal Frustration Human Hallucination 6:08

9. Something Complicated 5:22

10. Whenever You Find Yourself Deconstructed It's A Good Starting Point 3:19

11. Escapist 8:12

 

Bass – Pedro Cobrado

Drums – Hélio Morais

Guitar – Rui Carvalho (2)

Layout [Layout Concept] – Sérgio França

Mixed By, Mastered By – Santi Garcia*, Xavi Navarro*

Music By, Lyrics By – If Lucy Fell

Recorded By, Producer – If Lucy Fell, Makoto*

Vocals – Makoto Yagyu

 

Recorded and produced at The Black Sheep Studios in August 2005. 

Mixed and mastered at Ultramarinos Costa Brava Studio in August/September 2005