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Amyl and the Sniffers review – nonstop fireworks
The Aussie rockers led by the magnetic Amy Taylor showcase new album Cartoon Darkness with an explosive set that just keeps giving and giving
Their ingredients are, yes, consistent – the thuggish judder of Gus Romer’s bass, the wallop of Bryce Wilson’s drums, the unapologetic squall of Declan Mehrtens’s electric guitar and singer Amy Taylor’s fierce invective – against predatory men, internet trolls and people who seek to muzzle her. There’s a push-pull between pessimism and energetic pleasure-seeking, spiked with punk’s can-do indomitability But Amyl and the Sniffers also share some of their compatriots AC/DC’s strange power to make a pretty finite set of sounds sing anew, repeatedly. Taylor’s feathered early 1980s hairstyle and manic expression, meanwhile, bring to mind photographer Ellen von Unwerth’s prom-queen-about-to-go- Carrie cover shot for Hole’s 1994 album Live Through This.
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