LIFE - 'Almost Home'
In an increasingly crowded post-punk scene, LIFE get their elbows out and push to the front with new single ‘Almost Home’. The quartet accompany Mez Green’s on the nose lyricism with an infectious baseline and their routine chorus of catchy hooks.
LIFE are formed in Hull, a Yorkshire city that fits their music perfectly; an unpretentious hidden gem, bristling with a confidence and creativity that is often left overlooked. Of the connection between their city and ‘Almost Home’, vocalist Green believes “Almost Home barks, jolts, jerks and spits with the theme of pining to be home and thus chimes with North East Coastal Town’s over-riding sense of belonging”.
LIFE aren’t afraid to let pride of their home city shine through in their music, and they combine it with their irresistibly riotous sound to great effect. The single’s screeching guitar riffs are a fine accompaniment to measured drumming which lift the track towards its climax as Green lets his three bandmates speak for themselves.
‘Almost Home’ is their third single released from their upcoming new album ‘North East Coastal Town’, set to drop on 10th June. If the album follows the form of these singles, it won’t be one to miss. The LP will be the outfit’s third release, following the well-received ‘A Picture Of Good Health’ in 2019. LIFE will be following up their release on the road in the Autumn in what is sure to be an action-packed UK tour - provided they don’t miss home too much.
“I ain’t a cult” asserts Green throughout the new single, yet I would not be surprised to find a following resembling one soon following LIFE as their stock continues to grow and their releases continue to thrill.
Words by Dan Thompson
