"Frances is getting a little restless outside the birdcage / Convinced they're being watched, they behave like a target / Throat scratching little nomad, make yourself homesick / Limited to an agenda for someone else..."
The blasty, punk jagged pummeling of "FRANCES" by Bristol UK's MOULD feels wonderfully raw and youthful. From their current EP "Almost Feels Like Purpose" and fueled by choppy guitar moves, a deliciously feral bass and drums rhythm section as a steel anchored framework for frontman Joe Serrin’s snarky acidic vocal scowl, I somehow thought (a bit) of a much, much, much younger crushed can amalgam of The Murder Capital and Shame (or thereabouts) but I also thought of early California 80's surf / skater punk outfits like Agent Orange, hmmmm?? Maybe the latter makes the most sense to me.
Not only is the sheer raw power old school punk but the brevity is too.
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Succinct hits for the short attention spanned. MOULD was birthed in 2023, with the self release of Birdsong and a debut EP on Nice Swan Recordings, plus a couple of UK tours. The trio have started 2025 by signing to 5DB have a second EP coming this spring! SPREAD THE MOULD
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[Succinct hits for the short attention spanned. MOULD was birthed in 2023, with the self release of Birdsong and a debut EP on Nice Swan Recordings, plus a couple of UK tours. The trio have started 2025 by signing to 5DB have a second EP coming this spring! SPREAD THE MOULD]
Oh, and who the hell is Frances??
[Chorus]
Make it painstakingly, aggressively earnest
Forge an appetite and gorge until it's working
Get sincerity on loan
Make it ironic, force it down
Make it ironic, force it down
Make it ironic, force it down (Hail hits hard on the tin roof)
Make it ironic, force it down (Hail hits hard on the tin roof, hail)
Make it painstakingly, aggressively earnest
Forge an appetite and gorge until it's working
Get sincerity on loan
Make it ironic, force it down
Make it ironic, force it down
Make it ironic, force it down (Hail hits hard on the tin roof)
Make it ironic, force it down (Hail hits hard on the tin roof, hail)
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
https://www.instagram.com/moulditsmould/
https://www.facebook.com/moulditsmould
https://moulditsmould.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/moulditsmould
Succinct hits for the short attention spanned. MOULD was birthed in 2023, with the self release of Birdsong and a debut EP on Nice Swan Recordings, plus a couple of UK tours. The trio have started 2025 by signing to 5DB have a second EP coming this spring! SPREAD THE MOULD
MOULD, UK, Bristol, punk, post punk, garage rock, jammy, 80's music, 90's music, choppy guitar, aggressive pummeling style, Frontman Joe Serrin, single "FRANCES", CURRENT EP "Almost Feels Like Purpose",
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