Isolation - self titled

Well you know I like my post-punk to lean a little a more towards the punk. And if that's the case, Falmouth's Isolation is definitely my cup of tea. This band is actually 3/4 of Internal Credit (Rob, Jo, Charlie, to be exact), and there are certainly similarities between the two groups. You can still hear that high energy raw punk sound in Isolation, but with darker post-punk influences mixed in. This sounds like the kind of band that would have existed right at the dawn of post-punk: when the lines between punk and "post" punk were blurred. I'm reminded quite a bit of Warsaw, and I'm figuring that the group taking a Joy Division reference for a band name is a clear nod to that. Driven by Jo's propulsive drumming, these songs have the power and vigor to satisfy any modern-day garage punk fan. Yet their bleak undercurrents are palpable and (sadly) suited to our present state of affairs. A truly great debut - and you can download it for free!



-L.R.

https://isolationfal.bandcamp.com/album/isolation