Inks Lake hail from Austin, Texas - and "Bison Dele" is from their post punk debut EP "Where Else"

AP Track Review

Inks Lake are a post-punk band from Austin, TX and Bison Dele was an NBA center who played for Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, won a championship with the Chicago Bulls in 1997 who died under mysterious circumstances in 2002 and as INKS LAKE points out, 

"Dele, his girlfriend, his skipper, and his brother all sailed on his Catamaran, but only his brother was the sole survivor."

Bison Dele, the song from Inks Lake's debut EP "Where Else" has dance punk tendencies with shifting time signatures and a chorus that opens up in a big way. The sonic barrage and gritty vox is at once sort of classic Brit punk meets American 90's college radio tones. 

Other songs on the EP swing in different ways. Wilderness has dark wave, goth punk tones and Live All Over Each Other push in harder ways post punk art rock ways. I like the aesthetic of the EP. My initial take away feels like a bloody collision of She Wants Revenge and The Bravery.

-
Robb Donker






THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:

Inks Lake are a new post-punk band from Austin, TX with former members from Nice Strong Arm and Beth Israel

Inks Lake have released their debut ”Where Else" EP, which blurs energetic post-punk sounds and angular aesthetics with memorable melodies. The songs on this EP stand out as a perfect calling card for this Austin, TX band, due to their raw approach. Channeling the magnetism of artists like Hüsker Dü and The Replacements, listeners will also appreciate the group’s unique production style and creative guitar interplay. Interest in Inks Lake has spread quickly with blogs like Austin Town Hall writing “my ears pinned back waiting to hear more!”