｡✬✰New Single Review✰✬ : Lambrini Girl “God’s Country”
29 February 2024
With their new single ‘Ultrasound’, the queercore quartet bring together the rebellious side of both punk music and queer identity to create a reckless and bombastic burst of theatrical punk. Coming in at short-but-sweet 2 minutes 36 seconds, ‘Ultrasound’ is one the bands longest releases to date, demonstrating the urgency of their music and their experiences as queer individuals.
Opening with a blues style guitar riff, the band quickly subverts any expectation that this might tease with a rupture of chaotic energy. It is an energy that lasts from start to finish; an aggressive rush of eccentric clammer that is elegantly put together and layered with a deliberately vigorous and playful vocal performance. At the chorus, this energy remains, however, lead vocalist Tom and the band go back and forth, passing the torch to each other for their own moments to shine. After Tom calls for the listeners ‘Attention’, the band bursts into a disarray of noise before leaving another moment of silence for him to announce the ‘Rumbling’ of his ‘C-c-c-crumbling.’
It is through the lyrics that the listener is given more of an insight into Tom’s experiences. The words paint a picture of mania through playful imagery of clowns, circuses, and fairgrounds: ‘I need pills to contain all my evil clowns’ and ‘Its so fun to embody a merry-go-round/Oh please do surround/I’m here to astound.’ A choice of imagery that is often associated with the band, who often take to the stage with red noses and stars painted over their eyes, it would be fair to say that ‘Ultrasound’ is quintessentially The Oozes.
The Oozes are hosting a fundraiser in London on February 9th, raising money for lead vocalist Tom Gilbert’s top surgery. The event promises ‘A night of queer punk entertainment from The Oozes, Gender Crisis and an extra special one night and one night only performance of/by ‘TOMBO AND THE AMOOZING C-ABBA-RET’ giving you punk covers of every single song from Mamma Mia!!!’ You can find tickets here, or you can donate directly to the fund here.
