Monsters in the Attic review
'Pleasantly surprised' is the expression that best suits hearing "Tales of a Worm" by London band Monsters in the Attic. At first their press release did not make for good reading when it stated "They like to sing tongue in cheek songs about riding your luck and zombie girls."
This immediately brought thoughts of the likes of Steel Panther to mind. But thankfully this great little EP adds meat to the bones of the songs.
This acoustic EP is the first of two CDs that will be released by the band with the second being fully electric. This EP includes acoustic versions of fan favourites and a new song in 'Get to the Border' and is something of a departure from their main sound.
"Tales of a Worm" begins with 'Church Sundae'. This track is a re-working of the song 'I'll be damned' and has a cool acoustic groove to it as well as some nifty guitar play. New song 'Get to the border' follows with the introduction of strings adding a touch of class to the frantic acoustic guitars. This new track is bound to be another live favourite the band can add to their set.
'Zombie girl' is reworked and slowed right down from its normally electric arrangement and becomes a fantastic slow burner. A harmonica adds some blues on to the track. Possibly the best track on this EP.
Closing track 'Jules' brings the EP to an end and further shows the band's talent to come up with some great melodies as they sing about a deranged character of the same name.
Having the two of these EP's when they are released would be a great purchase for fans of the band.
"Tales of a Worm" helps to show that balls out rock bands can really strip it all back to create some haunting and gentle music.