From the creative wellspring of Brighton, UK, springs the hard-hitting lyricism of Brunt Poetry in their latest EP, CCTV. The EP was released in three stages over the last week, with the track Ian Dury dropping first, followed by Swimming In Ink and finally Working Class Nightmare. This is their second EP brought to the fray, with Open Mic Knight behind it. They’ve been playing shows around the Brighton area all week and no doubt debuting all these new tracks and fresh material.
These guys have a varied sound that backs frontman, Marcus’, words. With influences from indy rock and heavy metal, the spoken word gets a solid throw behind each punch. The album takes you in on a happy vibe with the track Ian Dury. It progressively gets heavier under the phrase “we’re other’d, not brother’d.” Then the next tracks jump in the pit and stay there, metal and rock riffs leading the way over grungy basslines and drums.
Swimming In Ink seems to tell the tales of drinking and how it boosts creativity, brain power and the general ability to enjoy life. Over grungy melodies there are also elements of being thankful for living in England because of its economy and decent living standards. The song reaches a double-time crescendo that kicks back into one last chorus before slamming to a close.
Working Class Nightmare rocks on a stormy torrent, angrily shouting at someone who thinks they are “geezier than me [singer]”. I’m not sure if it says “geezier”, but it sounds like it and I assume that means “more of a geezer”. Going by the lyrics, I would say that the singer is definitely more of a geezer than whoever he’s talking to, because they seem to have gold teeth, STDs and they clearly haven’t just released a brand new EP.
I was walking through Brighton a couple of weeks ago, thinking about their Open Mic Knight song and wondering if I’d ever get a chance to see them. As I passed my local, The Gladstone, I heard a familiar voice hammering down the microphone. I considered it too much of a coincidence, but poked my head into the dark pub’s back room anyway. Sure enough, Brunt Poetry were lighting the place up. I grabbed a Guinness and watched the show. I’m not sure if it was spontaneous, but they had some female vocalists performing with them, adding a new layer to their live show.
As well as playing as the band Brunt Poetry, the Brunt Poet himself is also known for performing as pure spoken word, acoustically and as a hip-hop set. This array of performance styles all comes together in Brunt Poetry’s live shows.
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