�GREEN AND SOMETIMES BLUE� EP (�NOISESTAR RECORDS�)
This is about as original as music gets.
This nutty 6-piece manifestation of Electronica as a spirited artform, Princess Headbutt are from the West Midlands, they�ve previously played acclaimed gigs with the likes of Kid Galahad and Herman Dune, and this EP is � in astonishing fact - their debut release.
Still, the musicianship is so flawless that they sound like true pros who�ve been at this songwriting and recording lark for decades, as their opening �Calculator� is an ultra-groovy wedge of jazz-funk-pop of all cross-genre styles, beaming brightly through its wealth of cute sounds and crazy arrangement.
Recorded with an 8-track tape machine and computers, this super-smooth, captivatingly cool EP progresses with �Pickle,� an Emo-ish guitar soundscape pulsing magically off some mellow trumpet playing for the desired effect, before the must-hear masterstroke of the final track in �Trans-Metropolitan.� The hypnotic subtlety and �less is more� approach proves that even the most lo-fi of lo-fi music can be dynamic and harness the ability to rouse real emotion in the listener.
Psychedelically sultry and with a keen obsession in favour of sounding like no other band ever known to man before them, there are a few moments when you might be reminded of Blur at their most eclectic and refreshingly experimental. Otherwise, Princess Headbutt are a revelation in being so different in their ways. 4/5 (STEVE RUDD)
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