View basket “Sister” has been added to your basket. Bird Ex People SKU: NHSLP020 Barcode: 5055869504478 14.00 £14.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: New Heavy Sounds Released Date: 19th May 2017 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info LP on limited edition red and black vinyl. New Heavy Sounds is pleased to announce our latest signings, stoner sludge four-piece Ex People. Emerging from the London DIY scene, vocalist Laura and drummer Vicki first met playing in series of riot grrrl and noise bands, before forming Ex People in 2015 with guitarist Calum and bassist Ed. Since then, the quartet have gone on to share stages with the likes of Palehorse, Lower Slaughter, Torpor, and Church of the Cosmic Skull. The band self-released a digital single “Without/Surekill” in late 2016, which was championed by Terrorizer, Echoes and Dust and The Sludgelord as well as picking up airplay on stations including WFMU and Resonance FM. Ex People also also wrote and released a video for Without, directed by DIY filmmaker Jojo Khor, about a teenage runaway joining an all-female cult led by the band’s singer, Laura. Now for NHS, the band have delivered a bruisingly assured debut album. ‘Bird’ was recorded with Wayne Adams (Vodun, USA Nails, Death Pedals, Casual Nun) at Bear Bites Horse Studios, and he’s managed to perfectly capture the visceral weight of their sound, a startling amalgam of super filthy fuzz thick riffs, grunge, noise rock and stoner, combined with a punk attitude. Taking their cue from bands as diverse as Electric Wizard, Bardo Pond, Harvey Milk and Kylesa, along with 90s sludge such as the Melvins (yet still managing to sound cohesive) the ten tracks that make up ‘Bird’, combine stoner hooks and soaring vocals with a crushing heaviness. Add to that some thumping motorik beats (almost like a heavy ‘Neu’ at times), shot through with an ever-present melodic sensibility, and you have a band that once again shows that when it comes to heavy music, all gates are open. Lyrically Laura draws on apocalyptic and dystopian themes, with “Over” telling the story of a planet colliding with the earth, sung over a driving, crunching circular riff. Other tracks tackle real-world horror, with “The Host” about a woman and child escaping domestic violence, and opening track “Not a Drill” calling for resistance against oppressive regimes. And album closer ‘Crested’ is as dark as it gets, 8 minutes of full on doom meets discord, combining the atmospherics of Windhand with the slowed down hardcore of My War-era Black Flag. ‘Bird’ is gloriously heavy, fuzzed up yet melodic, at times bleak and thrilling as it is infectious. It’s a bold statement of intent, and we are stoked to add Ex People to the NHS roster. Artist Ex People Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label New Heavy Sounds Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1 Not a Drill 2 Without 3 Over 4 Dread 5 The Host 6 Complainer 7 You Creep 8 Erlenmeyer 9 Surekill 10 Crested Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Parannoul After the Magic Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Topshelf | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 13th October 2023 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Parannoul After the Magic £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Topshelf SKU: LPTSR262C Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 13th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View So Pitted Neo Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP Released 19th February 2016 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders So Pitted Neo £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1153 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th February 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Damned, The A Night Of A Thousand Vampires Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Earmusic | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 28th October 2022 £38.00 - £43.00 Select options Damned, The A Night Of A Thousand Vampires £38.00 - £43.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Earmusic Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 28th October 2022 Read More Select options Matt's picks View Product Quick View Pedro The Lion Phoenix Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 18th January 2019 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pedro The Lion Phoenix £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM244V Formats: 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 18th January 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ultimate Painting Ultimate Painting Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Trouble In Mind | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 28th October 2016 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ultimate Painting Ultimate Painting £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Trouble In Mind SKU: TIM081LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 28th October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View J. 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