Album Review: T54 - In Brush Park

Christchurch's T54 ramp up the scuzzy sheen on their debut long-player In Brush Park to storming effect. The seemingly incongruous juxtaposition is effectively showcased on opener Nails Painted – taking shoegaze mannerisms into the gutter. The tempo and anger dials are constantly played with – an early comparison could be made to Melbourne's White Walls – but this only serves to further the band's penchant for raucous delineations and textural promiscuity. Plus there are songs like Return Of The Worm that toy with the notion of convention before crushing it into the dirt. Extended closer Biscuit City Sisters obliterates.