Last Letter Read  - These Stories Roll

With the recent reincarnation of Alice in Chains, triumphant return of Pearl Jam, and whispers of a Soundgarden reunion afoot, you could be fooled into thinking that the noughties never happened and lumberjack shirts are still a must have for fashionistas, while ‘emo’ is a term exclusively used by lisping Sesame Street fans... yes, it’s official ladies and gentleman, grunge is back in town. Ok, so it never really left in the first place, what with the unerring consistency of Eddie Vedder and co and a collective Kurt Cobain fixation that has if anything become more widespread, but alongside the aforementioned acts has come a wave of new talent ploughing a similar scuzzy furrow; one prime example being Norwegian quartet Daisy Cutter.

With the dark lyrical themes, gritty, morose grooves and understated attack featured on the likes of ‘Q’s and B’s’ and ‘Secure Settings,’ it’s all too easy to be drawn into the pitch black tapestry of Daisy Cutter’s world, all four tracks on this demo taking a different approach to sewing unease. DC have been together for around half a decade now and it shows in an ability to circumvent the common pitfalls of initial demos; An excessive desire to please, repetition or lack of cohesion, and so on. Remarkably assured, the band’s warped alt-rock is encased in swathes of crusty guitar along with a vocal performance sure to draw comparisons to Chris Cornell’s raw, heartfelt delivery, and it’s highly unlikely that the Scandinavians will be consigned to obscurity... We wait with baited breath to see their next move.