Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Rush to Relax

Published

Thursday 4th March

In the spirit of Eddy Current let’s keep this review short and loud –“It’s FUCKING good!”

Rush to Relax is raw and raucous, well in keeping with the band’s original ethos.It has a loose structure, but still projects a lot of power.

It’s no great surprise to find that this album was recorded in 6 hours. Mikey Young, in an interview for Unbelievably Bad, said that they were only going to rehearse and record some tracks and accidently came up with some good sounds. I like that, though it does have a, ‘I didn’t study for the test, but secretly I am really really smart” vibe to it. Its good to know that rather than regressing by the conscious push to strike gold a third time, ECSR have stayed the same but definitely progressed into new territory, lyrically.

Eddy Current Suppression Ring’s latest offering makes no great break with their previous output. Like their Primary Colours album, this album has charm of the Australian drawl, screech and yowls. It still sounds like a bedroom/garage session but the lyrics are more emotive. This can be heard in, ‘Gentleman’ – “All I wanna be, All you need from me, is a gentleman”, from an Australian female perspective this song does have swoon worthy elements.

The album kicks off with a track called ‘Anxiety’ and fades out with 15 minutes of lulling ocean noise – sounding a lot like a new-age relaxation tape. The standout tracks are ‘I Can Be A Jerk’ and ‘Walked Into A Corner’. These songs sound more like breaking glass than breaking waves, like someone crashing around a shitty bar while having a really good time.