Delivered August 20, 2019 “Ghastly Reminders” is the first musical release from San Diego, California’s low-brow Rock N Rollers, The Writhers.
The intro “Pink Twilight” is a swampy instrumental. The use of accordion is a great touch, and not often heard. It comes across almost as an organ with eerie guitar, brought to you by Chewy Morsel, playing over to complete the bayou/swamp feel. “Pink Twilight” flows seamlessly into “Down My Spine” and instantly gives vibes of The Cramps. Vocalist Robert Writhe could quite possibly be the scientifically experimental love child of Lux Interior and Jello Biafra. He shares the vibrato and tone of Biafra with the insanity of Interior. From here the EP takes a direct course towards horror, both from film and folk legend. “Kill The Monster” is a tale unlike that of Frankenstein’s Monster and the horrors the townsfolk felt about it. Bassist Iggy Death Ripper lays down the best bass line of the EP, without discrediting any other song. The following track “I Like To Leave Marks” is also using solid bass work and is accompanied by Rikk R Treat’s jazz-like percussion. Starting out as a jazzy sexually perverse song about a specific kink, quickly becomes obvious this is a vampires warning. But, the build of the song, also gives the feel of a descent into madness and a psychopath following his next victim. Urban and folklore legends might just be something entirely too missing from modern music. The Writhes bring attention to a small West Virginia town in “Point Pleasant 1966” and the monster that has plagued it, Mothman. Playing like mid 60’s fuzz with a touch of insanity, “Point Pleasant 1966” is an unshakable Rock N Roll song with excellent storytelling.
“Ghastly Reminders” is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, and all major streaming platforms, as well as digital purchase and CD preorder via Bandcamp. The Writhes can be seen live throughout Southern California, now through the end of October.
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