THE AMUSEMENTS RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD
http://www.theamusements.co.uk/
http://soundcloud.com/the-amusements/the-trip
 
Rowdy London five-piece The Amusements release debut digital single 'The Trip' - with loud-as-fuck guitars punctuated with a catchy keyboard riff you can strut to - the track packs a crippling punch to the senses in its short 1.56 running time.
 
The tune is firmly rooted in its influences from 60s-psych garage to early 80s hardcore, with Luke Barshack's erratic, growling vocals recalling Keith Morris-era Black Flag, but it still manages to sound contemporary as a guitar anthem for the credit-crunch generation - "Cavaliering round with a somethin' somethin' lit / my brain it didn't have the power so they decommissioned it" - sounds like it could be going out to any of Britain's directionless twentysomethings.
 
Ugly lyrical content aside, this follows the traditions of rock ‘n’ roll at its most pure - the unashamedly bombastic sound of guitar, bass and drum recalls that youthful abandon you had a few years back - it is the sound of growing up but staying young, of drinking too many snakebites and letting loose in a moshpit, of hooking up with a girl and then sharing a freshly rolled cigarette. There is a refreshing lack of pretentiousness here and the only question is where have The Amusements been for the past 10 years?
 
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Notes to Editors:
 
The Amusements are a five-piece rock band from London and Suffolk, largely made up of old school friends. 'The Trip' is their first demo and can be downloaded for free at www.theamusements.co.uk
 
Any enquires should be made to band@theamusements.co.uk or contact Tom on +44(0)7762 326260