The Dry Mouths - And Show Us
You wouldn't expect a band to hail from the Spanish desert land of Almeria, but that's exactly where The Dry Mouths come from and they have managed to sing their way through their dry mouths on their latest album; And Show Us.
The Spanish trio channel the nineties and grunge on this eleven track release; you kind of feel like you've slipped into a time warp while listening to this album. The first couple of tracks on here; Harry Reems and Aid Tekken Dogs could have been pulled from a Nirvana back catalogue, and although the songs sound great there is a lack of originality.
Further into the album you can hear influences from the likes of Biffy Clyro, Fu Mancho and Pink Floyd, the mix of these elements with their nineties grunge sound really show of the band's talent musically.
Five tracks in The Dry Mouths play an acoustic number called Intermental III, which highlights some clever playing, but it goes on for far too long. You become bored and it ruins what has been heard before it.
No Name/Not Named/Nameless lifts the feel of the album slightly, and has a strong Biffy Clyro influence, but the instrumental break from the previous track ruins the flow of the album making it hard to get back into.
Overall, And Show Us is a mixed bag, it feels like The Dry Mouths lost direction part way through, which then makes the rest of the album feel pretty disjointed. If you miss the sound of the nineties, then you should probably give And Show Us a spin.