Album review: THE NEUTRINOS – Last Haus On Earth

Wet Nurse Records [Release date 01.05.26]

I don’t quite get Norwich’s “The Neutrinos”. Probably far too clever for their own good. This, their sixth album, is contemporary art-rock/post-punk but where it falls down is the lack of consistency.

In amongst some promising tracks there are some slightly more irritating. ‘Landline’ with Mark Howe’s vocal is a case in point and then there’s ‘Apocalyptic’… Unless I’ve missed something, it makes for a somewhat uneven and ultimately unsatisfying listen.

Karen Reilly is an appealing vocalist and enhances the opener ‘What’s Your Name?’, the more upbeat ‘Mugshot’ and the catchy ‘On Mars’.

There’s real melody trying to get out amongst the noise, such as ‘Little World’ and ‘Heaven’ even if the latter drags on a bit. ‘Blocked By Stars’ shines here but the chord progression reminds strongly of a favourite Xmas single of recent years by Steve Blood and Andrew Lee (‘The Last Xmas’).

I’m sure the lyrical aims of this album are commendable as the band struggle with the perils of climate change and world instability.

Perhaps they just want to challenge the listener’s comfort zone or maybe it demands a theatrical live performance for maximum effect. To this end, the band perform as KlangHaus with visual artist Sal Pittman and have appeared at the Edinburgh Festival and the Royal Festival Hall in London. Overall, though, maybe an acquired taste. ***

Review by David Randall

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