This One Time, On Bandcamp: Corpus

I know that, last week, I was all "VIVA COUNTRY" and "LET'S ALL GO OFF-ROADING TOGETHER" and whatever but, as good as the music was for our little detour to Warrnambool, I am sure you will all be pleased to know that utterly insane mood has passed.

I am sorry, then, if you rocked up this week expecting another geographic broadening of horizons. You just learnt a valuable lesson that all of my ex-girlfriends also did at one point or another: namely, I am not at all reliable.

So, yeah, never mind the previous instalment's adventurous rhetoric. We're going straight back into the depths of metropolitan Australia for this one, where it is emotionally damaging, but at least it is mostly physically safe.

Corpus — Sydney, NSW

Formed in old Sydney town back at the start of the decade, Corpus have been plugging away building up a solid reputation for the past several years. They've shared stages with a wealth of well-loved peers and contemporaries, and boast a fairly formidable back catalogue that includes one full-length album, a few EPs and even a split 7" with Sail On! Sail On!, though they have been laying pretty low, output-wise, this past little while.

However, two years on since their last effort, 2014's The Sliding Scale Of Morality, Corpus are re-emerging at the tail end of 2016 to hit the ground running in the new year on the back of newly released single Swerve.

The new track is the first taste of the band's forthcoming next album, and stands as a thunderous re-assertion of intent that, frankly, effortlessly eclipses their earlier oeuvre. The powerful vocal lines are the aural equivalent of scorched honey, inherently warm and sweet yet damaged at the edges, though arguably not remotely to their detriment. Underneath, pounding drums and booming guitars — along with the occasional accidental-or-otherwise throwback to mid-2000s Thrice and Boysetsfire — complete the anthemic package.  

Indeed, although Swerve is their first single in a hot minute, it wouldn't be totally fair to say the band have been keeping "quiet" exactly; aside from their studio pursuits working on the new album, Corpus were selected, along with Storm The Sky, as national supports on The Used's present 15-year anniversary tour of the country, the commencement of which they commemorated with Swerve's release in late November. Given the polish and maturity on display in this newest material, who knows — maybe the track will even end up being some kid's new A Box Full Of Sharp Objects. It wouldn't surprise me, honestly.

With only a few dates to go on the run, Corpus are all set to leverage themselves into a prime position to capitalise on their renewed momentum in the new year. These dudes are definitely an act to keep an eye on. Now's as good a time as any to get started. 

Releases

Swerve — Single, Nov 2016

The Sliding Scale Of Morality — EP, Nov 2014

Corpus/Sail On! Sail On! — Split 7", Dec 2013

Everything, All At Once, Always — EP, Jun 2013

Man — EP, Dec 2011

Sonny, Stop The Car — LP, Jun 2010

Hear more tracks at Bandcamp.

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