The glorious sounds of London’s MUSCLE VEST whose noise rock demands your attention drop their visceral new EP ‘Live Laugh Loathe’ this Friday 11th June. The band just released their new music video for first single ‘Creepy Crawlie’.
‘Live Laugh Loathe’ sees Muscle Vest exploring oppressive elements of modern society from morals-free corporatism to toxic masculinity, cults of personality and a dash of Lovecraftian horror.
Formed in 2018 over a mutual appreciation for ugly rock music, MUSCLE VEST, have been making waves across the London alt rock scene with their brand of abrasive sardonic noise rock.
Comprised of veterans of London’s music scene (Massacres, Lull, Thunder On The Left, Bourgeois & Maurice etc.) and taking influence from bands such as Pissed Jeans, Melvins, mclusky, The Jesus Lizard and Whores, MUSCLE VEST aim to reflect the struggle of the average person against an exploitative system within a crumbling state.
After 2020’s debut EP Human Resources – described as “leading the charge for noise rock in the UK” (gbhbl.com) – MUSCLE VEST return in 2021 with follow-up EP Live Laugh Loathe, encapsulating feelings of worthlessness, anxiety and desperation endemic to modern working culture.
Like its predecessor, Live Laugh Loathe was recorded, mixed and mastered by Wayne Adams (Petbrick, Big Lad, Death Pedals) at Bear Bites Horse Studio in London.
Recorded in the final week of October 2020 under the spectre of increasingly harsh lockdown restrictions, sophomore EP Live Laugh Loathe sees Muscle Vest following in its predecessor’s footsteps, exploring oppressive elements of modern society from morals-free corporatism to toxic masculinity, cults of personality and a dash of Lovecraftian horror.
Live shows: 10th July- Camden Rocks All-Dayer- The Black Heart, London.
“It’s so gross, eww, I love it” – The Hard Times: Fan Boys Podcast
“A noise-rock, chaotic picture but one you can’t help but stare at and be fascinated by” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life
“Whatever message they are getting across, they do it with a ferocity and brutality that is both refreshing and absolutely needed in these divided times. It blows the cobwebs away. Just brilliant stuff.” – Joyzine
