It's been four years since Woolf unleashed their debut album. Now they're
back with a dystopian vision of feminist queer punk. The London four-piece
have produced an album conveying alienation and activist fury, the opening
track “Civilisation” setting the tone with the (rhetorical) question “is this
what they call civilisation?”. Wall of sound guitar distortion provides a
backdrop for a commanding, minimalist bass and insistent drums, with
vocals that straddle the line between anxiety and paganity. It's 11 unsettling
songs in 11 uncompromising minutes, recalling the experimentation of no
wave bands such as UT distorted by a raw punk aesthetic.
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