God Damn - Everything Ever

Rating:

‘Everything Ever’ is an anthemic ode to the unhinged, and a rallying cry against composure.

When God Damn released their ‘Heavy Money’ EP in 2013, the world was introduced to a band capable of setting the world on fire. Three years on and a lot has certainly changed, but the Wolverhampton outfit’s ability to pack an explosive punch remains their crowning glory. More polished than their early releases, their second full-length album is the sound of a band perfected. Building on from debut album ‘Vultures’, ‘Everything Ever’ takes catchy pop structures and drags them through a thorn bush kicking and screaming.

Last year’s single ‘Dead To Me’ and its accompanying video (think if Swiss Army Man were set in the West Midlands) set a savage template for what now follows. Spitting out bitter ferocity at an unfailing pace, the duo’s relentless nature can be a struggle to keep up with. Even on the slower numbers, their ravenous spirit is as resolute as ever. Take ‘I’ll Bury You’: as close to a ballad as the group get (echoing piano breakdown included), the track’s sweeping refrains and snarled words whip up a whirlwind of intensity and tidal waves of emotion as if it were all they were born for.