by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_)
Manchester’s Historically Fucked arrive in a state of hysteria almost immediately. It’s really quite something how fast their music (and the listener’s sensibilities) crumbles to pieces. Joining a rare breed of bands that include perhaps PRE, Mi Ami, Melt-Banana, US Maple, and Glasgow’s gone but not forgotten Divorce… the band - Otto Willberg, David Birchall, Greta Buitkuté and Alecs Pierce - reside in a space where impulse, chaos, and lunacy meet head-on. With three albums out in the world, the band have joined Upset The Rhythm (Shake Chain, Screensaver, Vintage Crop) for their last record, The Mule Peasants’ Revolt of 12,067. Due out February 3rd, it’s as wild a ride as they come, at times incoherent and violent, and other unnerving and unfiltered. Pretty much anything goes and over the 25 minute runtime, they really do test that sentiment. All you can really do is try to hold on for dear life.
While much of the album takes a quiet(er) and creaky sort of approach, stumbling and crackling through utterly disjointed mayhem, lead single “Seven Eggs For Seven Sisters” comes bursting throw the walls, riding upon raw distortion as everything quakes in its presence. Historically Fucked manage to create a track that never settles into place (not even for a moment), keeping things perpetually unbalanced and off-kilter. The yelps and howls add a sense of panic (or maybe deranged fun, depending on how you perceive such things), and the rug is constantly being swept up beneath our feet, hell, any footing is doomed, as rhythms fracture, melodies are obliterated, and havoc erupts all around.
Speaking about the song, Willberg shared:
“Seven Eggs is a spontatenous song about being frustrated and upset about the division of the days produce (in this case eggs) then realising that in the end its perfectly possible to spread the wares equally amongst the recipients so we can all get along harmoniously.”
We totally knew it was about that.