Wiltshire three piece The Porn Issue dip their toes into a broad spectrum of musical styles on debut EP ‘Dog Bowling’; with a multitude of seventies style classic rock riffs, bass driven funk sections and a prog influenced grasp on dynamic song structure, this is anything but trendy, and all the more notable for it. Distilling the essence of an especially prolific jam session onto these six tracks, the band retain the raw, unpretentious immediacy of a group of musicians playing together for the sheer joy of it, ‘Safe’ and the lengthy ‘Brink of Destruction’ showcasing their eccentric slant and rather infectious enthusiasm. There’s little doubt that said qualities would make for an enjoyable live show, and ‘Dog Bowling’ serves as an interesting introduction, the hor‘d oeuvres before this ultimately satisfying main course. Announcing yourselves to the world is rarely a simple feat, the fine line between demonstrating potential and prematurely revealing all that you have to offer often proving frustratingly difficult for bands to discern, so this release is a small victory for The Porn Issue, providing enough to get prospective fans on side yet keeping much in reserve for future releases. Just take care when you’re googling the band-name, yeah?

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