SINGLE REVIEW: Turpentine Babycino - Sleep When I'm Dead
Australia's Turpentine Babycino brings a dramatic, distortion-fuelled, high adrenaline, focused yet noisy anthem in the form of single 'Sleep When I'm Dead'.
'Sleep When I'm Dead' is a killer track! It reminds me of Queenadreena with its noise rock meets indie presence. It's rowdy, arty, pretentious, and flamboyant. It's alive with sparkle and spiky guitars, plentiful deluges of pummeling drums, and droning grungy basslines.
It comes in on a gut-churning pulsating boom of distorted bass before the ragged riffs chime in, and the raw but articulate vocals are introduced. It thunders and whines throughout.
Channeling shimmering kitschiness against pure attitude, 'Sleep When I'm Dead' is raucous and deconstructed. A tapestry of commotion. Hazy and bold, it crashes with DIY vibes and aspects of post-punk and shoegaze.
The lyrics bludgeon with the notion of living in the fast lane. They embrace the idea there is plenty of time to sleep when you're dead. An encouragement to make the most of opportunities and enjoy yourself.
'Sleep When I'm Dead' is a poignant, frantic, high-energy listen with throbbing, churning impact, and attitude-heavy stance.
