Oral Habit: Garage Frock! EP

Sitting somewhere between peak-output Osees and 'Definitely Maybe' era Oasis is not exactly a bad place to be with your first EP, and that's exactly where Brighton band Oral Habit sit with 'Garage Frock!'.

You'll find 10 minutes of your time well spent listening to the four tracks on Garage Frock!. The EP title track opener and 'Sauerkraut' blend garage and psych rock with beautifully gritty guitar/feedback that clearly take inspiration from Osees without having to sound exactly like them, which seems to be a trend with a few other bands right now.

'I'm Free' and 'The Coast' take inspiration from that early (golden) era Oasis but again retain their own identity perfectly. The former a jangly romp, the latter a slow burner heavy at the finish.       

'I wanted to create a piece of work where the tracks could exist in a similar space to one another, getting a balance or our live sound while introducing instruments from out of our comfort zone' says lead singer Charlie of the EP. 'Creating Garage Frock! helped form us as a band, shedding a new skin to move onto our next endeavour'. 

The EP will have a vinyl and cassette release via Manchester label Sour Grapes, followed by a tour in September, finishing up at the Shacklewell Arms, where I will be, cheering them on. That gig also features Hot Face and its free on Dice. 

9 Sept: Brighton/Hope and Ruin
10 Sept: Guildford/Boileroom
11 Sept: Northampton/Lab
14 Sept: Reading/Purple Turtle
16 Sept: Falmouth/Chintz
18 Sept: Glasgow/Nice N' Sleazy's
19 Sept: Manchester/Big Hands Bar
27 Sept: London/Shacklewell Arms