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Sunday, November 9, 2025

The Dead Shout

Eponymous Product EP

(Mental Records)

Among the 2025 class that's ensuring Londoners (and others globe-wide) remain mindful of The Sock, The Dead Shout touch off blast-force volleys that pierce center target. Their repertoire finds icily confident strutting and flat-gone hurtling trading turns. Only scant essentials are employed for militant purposes - swingingly bellicose ones that carve bop initials.

Recommended: "Going Cold," "Jump Your Bones" (EP version), "Love Song"

Videos: "Going Cold" (live) "Jump Your Bones" "Love Song" "Drag You Down"