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Tightly-wound PROJECTOR DELIVER THE GRIT OF MODERN LIFE THROUGH THE DARK PORES Of INTERPOL to gatecrash the mainstream of rough-and-tumble rock.

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overview

First formed in 2018, Brighton’s PROJECTOR – made up of Edward (guitar/vocals), Callum (drums), Lucy (vocals) have also been notoriously eager to make a name for themselves via their own path. Bringing industrial heathens of drum machines to lacy melody lines has always been their bread-and-butter. This detail may remind you of early-Pixies; crunchy alt-work that teetered on the start of grunge grit. Or it may even remind you of a band a wee bit younger. Interpol’s gritty guitar inflections and quirky melodies have been the bands’ calling card since the noughties.

Whatever sound the guys draw from, it’s high time we talk about another worthy newcomer to the exclusive rock club in 2024.

Either first discovered on a AA Sessions track working alongside Blood Red Shoes or supporting frenzied-affiliates Cleopatrick on tour in Europe, PROJECTOR have been on a missile-guided trajectory of making good music… and building an impressive fanbase to listen to it. After a slew of singles in 2023 that were caught and consumed by quirky left-field fans and critics alike, a new year brought about a debut album announcement alongside a sprawling UK/EU tour.

SONG-TO-SONG

Now When We Talk It’s Violence is a brazen debut full of big ideas. The album’s monochrome album cover very much matches the upended dark depravity throughout the album. While the cover also features a classic ’92 Volvo estate, the album has nothing retrograde about it.

Both Ed and Lucy feverishly take it in turns to break down the numbers of modern life, psyche and politics; batting back and forth an 11-track album of all-killer, no-filler. No Guilt and Dubious Goal Committee are a post-punk textbook of catchy hooks while Sunshine, marks with more screeching refrains and a bolshy chorus to boot. The start of 2023 saw the news of Chemical being released – the first single taken from their upcoming debut. A swaggering alt-indie with Callum’s finicky drums and longing vocals reminiscent of early-Pixies, they knew they were on to something that would stick. Not too long after, we had And Now The End – the second single released – a far more gritty attempt for a stand-out single with a low-end punchline. Safe to say, it worked.

Every song over-exceeds on expectations, when we’re either drawn into Neccessary’s longing guitar solo from Ed or contemplative Big Idea, a seemingly slow-burner that has all the hall-markings that the collective have been stewing on this one for a long time. Hot-tempered Breeding Ground is full with punk gaul as Lucy’s screams draw in a new flavour, while Tastes Like Sarah rounds off a well-rounded debut full of brooding charm and dark grit that very much decorates PROJECTOR in all the right things to go far with it.

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Projector celebrate the release of their debut with a UK/EU tour, starting this month in Nottingham.

https://www.projectorprojector.co.uk/live