Review by Ritchie Birnie for MPM
The Mexican sibling slaughterhouse fresh off a headline European tour release new album Keep me fed and this is a dollop of what came previously and a whole load of this is new and awesome.
The ladies have now turned enough heads in the industry that they can even record in their native tongue but more on that later.
The album title comes from how they felt about the recording process and how it consumed them but fed them both emotionally and creatively and they want us to consume it with them so I get the old napkin tucked under the chin and dive into the spicy 12 track beast that opens with “Six Feet Deep” and a dirty, distorted guitar riff that is meant to bury you. Pau on drums and Ale on bass drive this thing like an out of control train. It flashes from nu metal magic to pop punk orgasmic and really lays down a marker for the album.
Pau again drives the intro to “S!ck” and they slot into that pop Punk accessibility that got them nailed on for the support slot for Muse and Royal Blood and sent them into the stratosphere and basically selling out their European tour. This trio know how to write a catchy yet brutal track or two and this is a monster.
Next up is “Apologise” and this is all Dany with a simple riff and easy on the ear vocals and when she whispers Apologise into your ear you just melt…she then goes onto scream your eardrums out. There is a whole lot of early In This Moment going on here and that is a hell of a comparison and this band are going the same way as that band did once they found their feet but these girls are firmly planted on this earth and in their upcoming journey.
“Que Mas Quieres” is the bands first stab at a song in their native tongue and it works, hell, Rammstein done this years ago and as much as I have no idea what they are singing about I love it. The song is translated as What Else Do You Want but is based around gas-lighting, manipulation and taunting and the passion of the Mexican Spanish comes over well as the flurry of electronics and the chanting chorus which I bet the girls will love being shouted back at them live.
“More” starts like a cross between Gary Numan and Blondie in the 80s and the pop electronics cause a frenzy in the background. The song keeps you unsettled throughout, weaving a rhythm that you just don’t grasp first time round but stick with it as it will eventually become an ear-worm you love.
We get an almost nursery rhyme intro on “Escapism”, when I say that it is more like an Alice Cooper nursery rhyme that is built to scare the crap out of you but it settles down to another catchy number that crosses genres easily and slickly.
The sloppy bass line is back and like Lemmy drove every Motorhead song Pau builds a path through the song that every other instrument is hanging on its coat tails. “Satisfied” ramps up that creepy clown vibe and the keys come at you like a death by a thousand cuts. It is beautifully a sculpted track.
We dive into indie territory on “Burnout” and that bass, keys and freaky guitar is infectious. It is songs like this that garner this band a much wider audience. They can rock the shit out of your world but can also sit down and have a lovely chat with your Granny.
“Sharks” is Nu Metal Heaven (or Hell if you prefer). Like the beast of the deep it hones in on the smell of chum and it is coming for you. The beautifully layered vocals should not work on a track so vicious but it is a beautiful battle between light and heavy and it kicks ass.
“Hell You Call a Dream” is touring from a bands perspective. We have had plenty of these over the years and they always strike a chord with fans. We cannot imagine the highs and lows of touring, we only see the culmination for one to two hours and as someone who started their Rock journey in 1980 the sex, drugs and Rock’n’Roll lifestyle looked amazing but reality is something very different and I have read enough music biographies to know just how bad it can get but as this song strives to convey it is a two headed beast. You have to feed them both to keep that dream alive.
Is there anything more here and now than a song title like “Consume”. The movie “They Live” told us of the dangers back in the 90s and we learned nothing. We consume like no other time in history but the message is conveyed nicely on this song. We will probably learn nothing but at least we got a hell of a song!
Last up is “Automatic Sun’ and it has the nu metal guitars, the pitch perfect pop tinged vocals and a whole load of instantly memorable beats, drive and focus.
Keep Me fed is the next rung on the ladder for The Warning. They have so much crossover appeal they are going to soar. It is a monstrous collection of impressive and dramatic tunes that will resonate far and wide.
These sisters are set to take on and remold the world to their own vision and once you have heard this album you will be here for the long ride too. This album encapsulates all the promise and hype that is around the band and sets in stone the fact that The Warning are here to stay.
listen HERE.
Keep Me Fed out June 28, 2024 – Pre-order/Pre-save HERE.
Check out the full confirmed itinerary below. Fans can purchase tickets here: www.thewarningband.com/tour
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