Bouts

Bouts

(Self-Released)

DUBLIN four-piece Bouts prove on their brand new eponymously-titled four-track EP that they are serious heavyweight contenders capable of punching well above their weight. From the opening bars of lead track ‘We Tried’ they pack a mighty and confident wallop that is sure to knock any lover of indie guitar music for six.
Bouts have a no-nonsense approach that is refreshing and totally infectious. The driving guitars, drums and bass lock together in unison like a beautifully well-oiled machine to create elaborately constructed pop tunes that literally leave you gasping for breath. Tracks like ‘Barbs’, ‘The Drift’ and ‘This Part Of Me’ are mesmerising math rock-influenced floor-fillers loaded with emotionally bruised lyrics, propulsive beats, dynamic energy and necessitous rockstar-in-the-making brashness. This is absolutely thrilling stuff.
Going on what’s on offer here I wouldn’t bet against Bouts wiping the floor with Pinback in a title fight!

Bouts is now available as a free download from http://gimmebouts.com/