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Public Body
Public Body
country: UK
genre: Rock
styles: Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Art Punk
Big Mess
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Reviews and Comments
“Biting post punk...Naughty, yet really rather nice” DIY Magazine
"Brighton’s latest intriguing post-punk prospect" The Line Of Best Fit
"The charm of their sound is found in the alluring balance of satire and social commentary" So Young Magazine
“Taut, wiry post-punk with a visceral edge” Clash Magazine
“Propulsive drums, erratic guitar and definitive delivery...tightly-wound post-punk” Gigwise
Brighton’s frenetic art-rockers Public Body release debut LP ‘Big Mess’, out today (June 9th) via FatCat Records, accompanied by an official video for brand new single ‘Driven By Data’ (video here).
Signed to the cult alternative label, Public Body’s ‘Big Mess’ takes a wry look at the sedentary, boring or frustrating aspects of modern life. Joylessly gorging on TV (‘Way, No Way’), procrastinating (‘Break From Life’), irresponsible spending (‘Age Of Junk’) and ‘saying the wrong thing’ (‘No Constraint’) are all vividly, gleefully skewered. Repetition and agitation are prized in the music of ‘Big Mess’: its world built from hypnotically repetitive bass-grooves, spidery guitar lines and violent synth stabs.
Detailing their debut full-length, frontman Seb Gilmore explained: “This album is a ‘Big Mess’. It’s me laughing behind my own back at all my failures, shortcomings and the shame that comes along with it. I’m not going to get upset about all that kind of stuff - I don’t know how! What I do know, is how to make fun of something - and that something is me”.
Hotly-tipped by tastemakers such as DIY, So Young, Dork, Clash and Gigwise, as well as BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq and BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders, the five-piece make light of lethargy, neuroticism and boredom with playfully acerbic and riotously fun post-punk, and will be hitting the road this July on a nationwide UK tour to coincide with the release of their debut album.
Public Body’s ‘Big Mess’ (LP) is out now via FatCat Records and available on all digital platforms.
latest releases
Single
Driven By Data
out on June 08, 2023
via FatCat Records
Single
Way, No Way
out on April 26, 2023
via FatCat Records
Single
No Constraint
out on February 22, 2023
via FatCat Records
Single
Break From Life
out on October 07, 2022
via FatCat Records
EP
Flavour of Labour
out on March 04, 2022
via Public Body Recordings
Single
Reset My Password
out on January 10, 2022
via Public Body Recordings
