Wall of Mouths

how did i get one?

i’m a music journalist.

that really sucks that someone had the cheek to do that.

what a fuckin wanker. hopefully he’ll be caught.

in slightly brighter news though, i have a copy of the new record myself and without spoiling anything for people, everyone’s in for a treat.

i’ll post a up a review closer to the release date

here’s a review of the new Therapy? record from Issue 12 of Alternative Ulster magazine…

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Therapy? ‘Never Apologise, Never Explain.’

Let’s get one thing straight, shall we? There seems to be this myth that surrounds Therapy? these days that they haven’t released anything decent since Troublegum. This, of course, is absolute balls and is usually the opinion of faceless internet geeks and aging critics. Nevertheless, it’s been a statement that has haunted the band for years.
Never Apologise, Never Explain sees a different kind of Therapy? than we’ve seen before. This time, the riffs are bashed out with a reckless spirit not seen since Babyteeth and Andy in particular seems to revel in the mayhem. It seems as if Therapy? wanted to make a record that would finally make people shut the fuck up and listen.
Rise Up kicks off the record with a squealing riff and insane drumming from Neil Cooper. It’s a powerful song that sees Andy doing his best Spencer Moody impression to a drum and bass back-beat and a wall of feedback. The charmingly titled Die Like A Motherfucker is up next and typically rocks like a bastard. Chock full of nightmarish riffs, jaw-dropping drum-fills and a chorus tailor-made for the mosh-pit, the song sounds like a hymn to broken bones.
The rest of the record rattles along at a break-neck pace pausing only slightly on the sinister Polar Bear. The song slowly builds up to a monstrous climax with Cairns’ guitar leading the charge. Rock You Monkeys follows Polar Bear and comes as a bit of surprise to these ears. The song has a faintly Glam Rock stomp about it and sees Andy referencing T-Rex’s Life’s A Gas before kicking into a glorious tongue in cheek chorus that even Spinal Tap would be ashamed to have written.
Dead has to be the highlight of the album though. The key to a great Therapy? record is finding the right mix of lunacy and sanity. It’s being able to pull off crunching riffs with beautiful melodies and Dead has all this in spades. Quite frankly it’s one of the best songs Therapy? has ever put their name to. This Ship Is Sinking is another highlight as the band explores new territory. It’s a murderous sea shanty that calls to mind the Sultans and Murder City Devils and has absolutely heroic drumming from Neil.
The last two tracks are a joy-ride to the finishing line. Last One To Heaven finishes Never Apologise, Never Explain in a blur of riffs and feedback with Andy telling us “last one to heaven’s a loser.” But it’s not the last ones to the pearly gates that are losers, it’s those who doubted the band in the first place. Never Apologise, Never Explain is a master-class in sonic war-fare. It’s a straight-up, balls to the wall punk rock and roll record that easily matches up to anything the band have released before. When it comes to rock and roll-no one does it quite like Therapy? Record of the year? You can fucking count on it.

Title: rise up!

there’ll be a weighty review of Never Apolgise Never Explain in the next issue of Alternative Ulster (Number 12) for folks from Northern Ireland.

i don’t wanna give anything away-but the record’s a fuckin belter!

hi-
if you email either jonny@altulster.co.uk

or phil@altulster.co.uk

they should be able to keep you a ticket on the door or something.

there are tickets left so i think you should head on up.its gonna be class.-oh aye-and buy a magazine too!

if people can get the time off work-then there’s no reason whatsoever why anyone from ireland can’t make either the dublin or belfast shows if they’re fans of t?
i’m from newry -which is nowhere near either cities but sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do :)

yeah so do i.

this gig is gonna fuckin rawk!
then the next night is the belfast gig and launch of alternative ulster magazine!
i can’t wait for both.

just make sure everyone brings photo id with them.
it doesn’t matter what eage you are-the bouncers in the mandela can be total arseholes about this.:)

all i can say at this time is that you’ll love what’s coming up in issue one.

yep-i thought it was a chile saying byebye.
for some reason i have a feeling its andy’s son.

yep i have-i got the date wrong-it’s the 5th and you can buy tickets for the village gig from http://www.ticketmaster.ie

the alternative ulster launch is on 6th june.it’ll be a broad magaizne similar to hot press and sold all over ireland at the moment.the first proper issue is out in june.
i think you’ll all find issue one verrrry interesting.

Bad Karma——-therapy? are “heavily rumoured” to be playing a benifit show in early june for the release of Alternative Ulster magazine…
as they are now confirmed for the Village in dublin on the 6th june, it looks VERY likely…

here’s another reason to piss you off-
i got mine for free…

thats a bit wick not gettin high anxiety until next week-but yer getting a free tee so thats always cool!

bad karma-you looking forward to june?

aye ‘if it kills me’ is beezer.
the new record is a lot punchier than previous stuff. its like a natural progression from semi-detached/suicide pact/ shameless-taking all the best bits and making one kick ass album.
since i got it a few weeks ago it’s basically the only thing that i’m listening to.
‘who knows’ should be the next single.

therapy?
june
belfast
alternative ulster
you know it makes sense…

the review wasn’t put into the “reviews section” as the column postcards from the edge is solely concerned with music from northern ireland.:)
the stuff in the reviews section is solely for music from the south.
aye-i couldn’t believe how much the solo on my voodoo doll ripped off ‘big time’ it was cool to hear!-plus the “waiting on the big time, waiting on the big time’ nailed it for me.
top stuff, can’t wait to see the songs live in belfast now.

edit-you’d think i’d know how to spell “believe” after all these years?

here’s the handy link…

http://www.irismagazine.net/column/?display=492&site_id=22

hopoefully that’ll work better for y’all :)

click on ‘postcards from the edge’ and there you will see it.they’ve used a pic of panda kopanda but there you go.

Title: IRIS review

hi all, just letting youse know that there is a review of high anxiety up on http://www.irismagazine.net

ta