FALSE HEADS // LESS IS BETTER // EP REVIEW

False Heads have been making some serious musical waves over the last year. Ex-Ramones manager Danny Fields has dubbed them as “one of the best live bands in the world” and Iggy Pop who said “they are young, talented and going places”,which is pretty impressive itself. If you head down to a False Heads gig you will absolutely see why. The raw energy and passion that flows through their live presence is hugely admirable.

Lead singer and guitarist Luke Griffiths, bassist Jake Elliot and drummer Barney Nash dig their feet firmly into the ground when it comes to their sound and their principles which is what is so organically exciting about this trio, making them a musical force to be reckoned with. Less Is Better showcases this with tenacity.

Less Is Better kicks off with 'Yellow'. The musical control of the melody in this track is grasped so tightly and clashes sustainably with rippling force into the rasping chorus which holds plenty of grit. Leading into an incredibly timed head banging drop which would instigate any moshpit within a matter of milliseconds. It's a hard hitting track lining up the EP for what's to follow.

Next is 'Retina (EP Version)'. This is the record that introduced me to False Heads and is contagiously crafted. It draws you in. Interestingly mastered differently to the previous single version we heard earlier this year, I personally really like the reverbing touch to Luke's vocals which adds a slightly hypnotic edge slotting in nicely with the nature of the song.

'Help Yourself' is up next and with its gnarly delivery, it's an honest back to back pure rock formation with an infectiously hooky chorus and substantial distortion. To round off the EP we are met with the explosive attitude that is 'Wrap Up'. Jake's bass guitar rips through the forefront of this track with bags of rapturing intensity. Infused with an anarchy of punk sensibilities that sits with the gritty riffs and Barney's energetic drum patterns. Huge feeling eludes from this track. Each installment on this EP is seeping with monstrously contagious riffs and Wrap Up really does ‘wrap up’ the EP in a huge way.

They are one of the most exciting bands to keep your eyes on over the next year with lots more to offer.

Less is Better was a just a natural progression to Gutter Press really, there are similar themes throughout.

͚"'Gutter Press' was a dig at everyone (including myself) about how we conduct ourselves on social media and how we're almost all part of the tabloids because of how we use it 'Less is Better' lyrically is slightly more personal, but it also covers our views of social media, censorship and authoritarianism. The fact that online debates are almost conducted in the same fashion in the real world, into actual personal relationships to us is a worrying thing. Its creating a divide between so many of us on miniscule disagreements of political or social issues. The idea of individualism is dying out, were all desperate to be part of a group, and then appease that group by any means necessary, even if that means not expressing your own opinion. We feel that people need to stand up in what they believe in. Viral activity and celebrity status is putting a dampener on authentic art, which for us is a big negative we want to see and hear the real, raw expressionism of people!" - (LUKE GRIFFITHS)