"Worldwide" sees the hyperactive punks The Death Set trying to nail the tricky concept of 'the album'. Some bands are more record bands than they are live and vice verse. The Death Set have carved their career from wild live shows. They are most definitely a live band. Their sound is perfect for a sweaty, fist pumping, crowd and band bonding live show. Just what is The Death Set's sound? It's double time drums, distorted power chords, computer game style bleeps and joyous singing that is pretty much shouting covered in distortion. The fact that none of the songs go over the three minute mark doesn't make it any less of an album, it perfectly captures what The Death Set are all about. The album cover screams for you attention, then when you've purchased it, the music within grabs you by the collar and drags you into the party. The Death Set throw and play the kinds of parties that take place in warehouses with bad sound systems. That vibe is in this album through and through. If you are new to fuzzy D.I.Y punk then make sure you start with this record. The style that The Death Set mastered is now super popular, so it can be hard to find the cream of the crop. Fear not, "Worldwide" is what you need. It's a consistent record, and it's hard to achieve a good amount of variation with any album, but because of it's excitable pace, "Worldwide" won't leave you bored or unsatisfied. You may even find yourself hitting repeat and jumping up and down on your bed until you get in trouble.
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| Without A Top, But Not Without A Tune |
TRACK LISTING
1) Solve It
2) Listen To This Collision
3) Negative Thinking
4) Intermission
5) Spaz
6) Cold Teeth
7) Around The World
8) Impossible
9) Superzero
10) Day In The Wife
11) Bla!
12) Moving Forward
13) MFDS
14) Had A Bird
15) Peak Oil
16) This Song
17) Heard It All Before
18) Selective Memories
STAND OUT TRACKS: "Negative Thinking" "Intermission"
RELEASED: 2008 on Ninja Tune
LIKE THIS ALBUM? TRY THIS ALBUM!
GAY AGAINST YOU - "Muscle Milk"
WANT SOME MORE TUNES FROM The Death Set?
CHECK OUT "Paranoia" and "Far Weathered Friends"
Photography and words by Jack Parker for Power Chord Music Blog. The Death Set photograph taken from their Myspace page.
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