British band bNNNy offer up an intriguingly chaotic post-hardcore sound that blends elements of jazz, punk and soul and they describe to us as “impossible to perform.”
bNNNy, based in Bristol, London and Brighton, is the latest rendition of a band formed by Osh, Max, Laurie, Rupert and Jamie back in 2007, which was previously known as Pulo Revé. They used to have “a Rowan” but, apparently, he “couldn’t hack the constant humiliation of playing shows to crowds of predominantly very disappointed parents.”
The band just released their second album – deep breath – THE FRANTIC FEVERISH TOTALLY FABULOUS HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. It starts out with the lively FRANTIC, which begins with vocals that reflect the song title alongside little flurries of guitar. That’s followed by the feisty ANTICRISIS, which dives straight into wild vocals over a cool driving guitar riff before a cool echoey chorus. A piercing guitar sound tees up a fast-paced instrumental section that drops into repeated spoken vocals “who left this toaster in my bath?” before another fun instrumental section.
The album offers an intriguing mix of styles, including the slow-building LANDSICK, the bouncy WHISTLER, the vicious ANTIGONE, which blasts into a heavy effects-ridden final riff just when you think it’s finished, before concluding with interesting quartet THE MOON, SUN AND MOON, THANK YOU and the chilled out THE SUN. And on the album as a whole, they told us: “Jamie likes some of it, does that count? There’s a silly-sounding bit in ANTICRISIS at 1:29. That’s the bit that Jamie likes.”
The bNNNy sound has been inspired by Weezer, among others (including Weezer). As they explain: “Weezer, Weezer, Marcus Wareing, London restaurant Fallow and their famed cod’s head, La Dispute, Tom Waits, The Strokes, and Weezer and their famed song Beverly Hills (that’s where I want to go).”
And on what inspires them to write music, they added: “I suppose if you don’t make things the only stuff you really produce is pee and poo. Which is a depressing thing to think about while trying to get through another sun cycle.”
You can see bNNNy for yourself when they play a gig at the Louisiana in Bristol on 5 November, which sounds like it could be interesting, as they tell us: “We’re all a bit worried about (it), as it’s basically impossible to find time to practice together as friends because we’re all in our 30s and have incredibly important jobs (and to a lesser extent, a child).”
You can follow bNNNy on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and check out their music on Spotify, Apple Music, Soundcloud and YouTube.
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