Chin of Britain - The Weasel is at the Bridge

  by Maarten Schiethart

published: 25 / 3 / 2016

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Review

Chin of Britain was in Peel darlings Quickspace, but only now has released his second solo LP, which sounds like Syd Barrett has recently joined the Jesus And Mary Chain. With his sonic melodies and hushed vocals, Chin Keeler's qualities are such that they remain in style. Yet on 'The Weasel is at the Bridge', which is more concise than anything he has done before, his soaring guitar riffs battle and clash with tireless rhythms. With an urgency prohibited in orthodox shoegaze, I'd like to coin the term of Britkraut, meaning aspiring insular musicians adopting a very continental style. Drizzle instead of dazzle. Stereolab with a Berlin edge, or for that matter Cologne, Düsseldorf or Münich. They all provide a counterpart to Chin of Britain, as he merrily absorbs krautrock. On most tracks you will find epic melodies before strident harmonics. A trained craftsman, Chin Keeler is at his very best on 'Feel It'. 'The Weasel is at the Bridge' is an album which keeps ringing afterwards around the ears for a very long time. While 'Feel It' is the best track on it, the album features another four or five treats to blow your mind. 'The Weasel is at the Bridge' begs for further introspection. Quickspace were never a favourite of mine, but this solo LP, however, sheds a different light. An album, which sparkles at times.

Track Listing:-

1 Last Seen Alive
2 Feel It
3 Going Down
4 Don't Make A Sound
5 Until The Sun Goes Down
6 Physiology
7 Dwmt
8 Sit Back
9 We Are New Here
10 It's Too Late

Band Links:-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chin-of
https://chinofbritain.bandcamp.com/

Label Links:-

http://waltztimerecords.com/
https://www.facebook.com/WaltzTimeReco
https://twitter.com/waltz_time
http://www.songkick.com/artists/455975