East London’s Boy From The Crowd is the duo blending punk, surf-rock and Delta blues into a sound they can truly call their own. Primal, raw and gutsy, their music is all things rock ‘n roll topped with an attitude you can’t fake. 

Where The Bees Come To Die is the band’s five-track debut EP released by Public Pressure Records. Opening track ‘Revelator’ gives you a gritty taste of Boy From The Crowd is all about, featuring a screeching, Jimi Hendrix-style wah-wah pedal guitar solo. Throwing some heavy-blues into the mix, ‘All I Need’ grooves at a slower pace without sacrificing any swagger. In fact, the way the track slinks about with a Delta blues-feel paired with lead vocalist Vinny Piana’s loose, Joe Strummer-esque way of singing makes it one of the coolest songs on the record. ‘The Road’ takes the EP in a softer direction and sees the band flaunt more of their Clash-influence, this time in a modern setting using reverb-doused guitars reminiscent of fellow Londoners Palma Violets.

Closing number ‘Where The Bees Come To Die’ takes the mellowed-out sounds from ‘The Road’ and further sedates them in a near six-minute slow-burner. The instrumental track ebbs and flows freely, moving from peacefully lulled moments to high-energy outbursts hijacked by fuzzy guitars shredding through bluesy solos without mercy; a hypnotic end to the EP.

Where The Bees Come To Die is a promising debut from a band oozing the edgy punk attitude East London is renowned for.

Where The Bees Come To Die is available from Bandcamp.