Admittedly Crocus’ influence is not drawn exclusively from one specific geographical location – the ghosts of Pg.99, Orchid and even Hot Cross loom over ‘Our Memories…’ but nonetheless there is a real sense here that the Cornish four-piece have successfully navigated their way to their own  middle ground rather than simply culling riffs and structures from their forebears. This distinctiveness is in part found in a heavier tonality than the band have reached for previously yet there is still room for stark minimalism and most vitally a real sense of melody amongst the chaos – driven primarily by a jangley and dexterous guitar performance possessed of a psychotic, schizophrenic quality.

Tom Doyle charts Crocus’ position in the Euro-screamo tradition in his review of Our Memories Dress Me In A Dead Lust, the band’s debut LP.

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