Time to toot that record label horn again! Kilter, the second LP from Sheffield’s Tinned Meats came out in late January, but garnered an overwhelming amount of press/reviews so far – including one by *gasp* MOJO! That’s right – we had a mention in a big printed magazine from UK. First for both IHN and Tinned Meats. Safe to say, we’re psyched psyched psyched. Now onto other, no less exciting, matters and developments…
While all the CD copies on Tinned Meats side are sold out, we still got about 17 out 50 of those beautiful babies. There’s also a vinyl version of Kilter coming soon and you wouldn’t want to miss this one, believe me! Now, without further ado…
Reviews
Came across this sight unseen & was hooked immediately. Reminds me of Wire doing an album between Chairs Missing & 154 produced by Syd Barrett. Every ounce of it raw unquantized human punk energy in angular rhythmic psychadelic danger and jaggedly vicious lines w sublimely reverberant choruses, Liars meet the Soft Boys on a Beefheart tribute album.
If you like things that are both loud and good, you should hear this record. I WILL see this band live! Corey Goldberg
Riffy, punkish skronky prog, (or riffy, proggy punk?) Unafraid of hooks and verse-chorus-verse song structure, if you want something off-kilter but catchy this is the good stuff
Angular and noisy, punk-proggy but catchy, clipped and DIY/post-punky but with unexpectedly complex melodies; it’s only February and I’m convinced I’ve already heard one of my top 10 albums here. Favorite track: Walls.
If you’re worried there aren’t any bands capable of combining the best of early Zappa, Fripp, fancy crunchy guitars, fantastical synths, powerful vocals, and killer drums with their own incredible talent, here’s some relief. Support them!
At some places it sounds like
Stump (London) & the Fall (Madchester)
Indeed did have a great meeting.“Peoples New Fave Band” ❓
Yes, They Only Just Need To Discover it isTinned Meats have struck a winning formula with this album. A perfect balance between lush beauty and utter chaos, between unabashed insanity and earworm-rich compositions – Kilter is a breath of fresh air in my music collection.
This album is one of those classic “it shouldn’t work, but it does” stories. The sound palette is wonderfully weird in an addictive way. I adore everything about it. Favorite track: Chorea\
Mind expanding stuff; catchy grooves and great melodies coralling noise punk shrapnel. Elements offset, interlock, and rebalance in endlessly compelling ways.
Radio Shows
Cosmic Church, Ep. 80 – Tinned Meats break down Kilter track by track! Plus music by SUSS, Setting, Carnivorous Plants, Tanya Tagaq and many more! (h/t Dillon)
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