Album Review: 2:54 - 2:54

Album Rating: B-

For all of its heavy influences and gloomy overtones, what's immediately noticeable about 2:54's debut is just how slick a beast it is. This may seem contradictive, but for sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow it's come as something of a realisation of their early progress. Buoyed by the acclaim they received upon forming in 2010, the pair has displayed admiral decisiveness in the way that they've already moved to refine and eradicate their primitive glitches. The result is a record that's overwhelmingly streamlined, but also one pruned so thoroughly that it genuinely borders on perfection. At times, this development is so advanced that it's a wonder they're still an act in their infancy, but there are nevertheless some terminal strands of naïvety which keep them grounded and betray that newcomer status.

Artist Spotlight: 2:54

Three reasons why 2:54 are awesome:

Reason #1... The name - it's genius! It refers to a particular moment in their favourite Melvins song ('A History Of Bad Men' if you were wondering). What's not to like?

Reason #2... Boy-girl duo's are getting a bit dull now, so the fact that this paining is exclusively female is somewhat refreshing.

Reason #3... Their music, of course. It's loud, scuzzy, sexy and sinister, ingredients which frankly can't fail when they come to the brew.

The brewers - London sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow - have been making waves for a few months now, having initially caused a stir with the demo of their track 'Creeping.' It's not hard to see why, with the seductive mix of shoegaze mystery, grunge fuzz and metallic crunch combining to wondrous effect, a trick they've repeated with the handful of other songs released. That small catalogue is due to be expanded on November 14th, when they finally unleash their debut EP, Scarlet, which will feature four new cuts. For now, though, you can head over to their Soundcloud page to hear for yourself what all the fuss is about.

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Scarlet tracklist;

1. Scarlet
2. Wait/Await
3. Got A Hold
4. Dawn