Eagulls
There’s nothing quite like British postpunk anger, and the Leeds-based twentysomethings in Eagulls—who rail against their perennially grey skies and drudging nine-to-five existence—provide both a voice and an escape for young people everywhere. Elements of Killing Joke (whom they’ve covered in the past), Joy Division, The Clash, Gang of Four, and countless British bands flow through their agitated veins. Their 2013 U.K. single “Nerve Endings”—now the opening track on their self-titled debut album—finds frontman George Mitchell in full mental freakout, noting his self-loathing is “growing worse each day and night.” The band join him like an angry gang supporting one of its own on tracks such as “Tough Luck” and “Amber Veins,” where the outrage spreads to drugs leading to birth defects and heroin addicts. Of course, figuring out the source of the band’s disgust takes patience or serious research. The accents are thick; this adds to the raw, brittle attack. In truth, it’s reaffirming to hear a band more interested in expressing their frustrations than finding ways to make nice.
Eagulls are a four-piece band from Leeds who mix dark atmosphere and shoegaze noise. So far, their music has been overshadowed by their off-record antics, but their self-titled debut has its share of memorable post-punk songs.
Eagulls are a four-piece band from Leeds who mix dark atmosphere and shoegaze noise. So far, their music has been overshadowed by their off-record antics, but their self-titled debut has its share of memorable post-punk songs.
On the cover of Eagulls’ self-titled debut full-length is a photo of the burned-out husk of a car sitting in a housing project in the band’s hometown of Leeds. It’s an appropriate image for a band whose debut single was called “Council Flat Blues,” and that’s not an act: Singer George Mitchell grew up with shady…
On the cover of Eagulls’ self-titled debut full-length is a photo of the burned-out husk of a car sitting in a housing project in the band’s hometown of Leeds. It’s an appropriate image for a band whose debut single was called “Council Flat Blues,” and that’s not an act: Singer George Mitchell grew up with shady…
Punk in its truest sense – DIY guitar music, singing songs of counter-culture, protest at the reigning government and the worst facets of modern life.
Punk in its truest sense – DIY guitar music, singing songs of counter-culture, protest at the reigning government and the worst facets of modern life.
If guitar bands are finished, no one bothered to tell the band Eagulls. Eagulls, their debut album after forming in 2009, is built to make damn sure someone will be paying attention.
If guitar bands are finished, no one bothered to tell the band Eagulls. Eagulls, their debut album after forming in 2009, is built to make damn sure someone will be paying attention.
Album review: the debut LP from Leeds punks Eagulls earns the Clash seal of approval - "like a necessary breath of fresh air".
Album review: the debut LP from Leeds punks Eagulls earns the Clash seal of approval - "like a necessary breath of fresh air".
Leeds punk rockers Eagulls are evidence that exciting things are happening on the margins of British rock, writes <strong>Michael Hann</strong>
Leeds punk rockers Eagulls are evidence that exciting things are happening on the margins of British rock, writes <strong>Michael Hann</strong>