Record Reviews

This is a thoroughly swish and swanky looking CD from The Take and for those of you out there reading this that are into your jangly 'post hardcore' (still hate that phrase but you know what I mean) with indie and classic old style emo overtones then you'll be in your element with this album.

...when they get going, The Take are fucking great, bringing to mind Jawbreaker, Samiam, Jawbox and even The Stooges and Weezer at times, but with that British feel that characterises most melodic punk bands hailing from these Isles.

They may have been away for a while, but The Take are one of those bands you shouldn't miss out on.

Throughout its 45 minutes running time, Dolomite frequently delights in confirming The Take as mainstays of the UK post-hardcore scene...

The Cardiff quartet deliver a sound that embraces heavy rock, lightened into a nimble manoeuvrable sonic vehicle that champions hardcore noisy pop and off the wall distortions.

Recalling the likes of Jawbox and Foo Fighters, it is packed with genuinely compulsive hooks, cracking melodies and fractured rhythms. The standard of songwriting, for once, actually lives up to their influences, the lyrics are extremely impressive and only one thing about them causes me confusion – namely, why the fuck aren’t they signed to a major label and selling millions of records?

The Mercy Suite - "Crestfallen", well what can you say then? 14 tracks of frenetic, melodic punk rock of the highest order that you would expect from folks who were/are in Dropnose/The Sex Maniacs and The Horror.

Dolomite marks a stunning return from the Cardiff foursome, whose last album was released three years ago. While time has flown for the UK's 'punk' scene and the landscape has changed considerably, for The Take it's all academic.