
Take Control
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Album • Sep 30 / 2016
Garage Punk
Punk Rock
Popular
8
/ 10
Excerpt: Punk duo follow-up is a stompy, grimey, Beastie Boy-produced success.
Slaves' unruly second album delivers a sucker punch to anyone who had the Kent duo down as a novelty act
Slaves’ first release, 2015’s Are You Satisfied?, was Mercury nominated but its basic format — essentially Isaac Holman shouting and drumming over Laurie Vincent’s buzz saw guitars — had its obvious limitations.
7
/ 10
Slaves’ Mercury-nominated debut 'Are You Satisfied?' was a breath of fresh air, a burst of urgency backed by dirty bass and heavy drums. But