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: ILLLS
Based: Oxford, Mississippi
Listen: illls.bandcamp.com
Similar to: Modest Mouse, COOLRUNNINGS

I’m trying to imagine an ILLLS concert and my stomach isn’t feeling particularly cheerful as a result. So far, the band have allowed pink goo to grace their artwork, and enjoyed a gag-inducing all you can eat contest as part of their debut music video. So in this game of self-oneupmanship, how on Earth will they top such queasy feats? Will they throw live cockroaches into the audience? Will a curtain of mould form the backdrop of their set? Will each member of the crowd be encouraged to sip on a carton of curdled milk while watching the group play? It’s a nauseating series of possibilities, but I suppose it might make for something different.

Something different, that’s crucially what’s at play here with ILLLS. They don’t actually need the sickly rep to enhance their brilliant sound. It’s all there: Oddball anthems for the deranged and specially inclined. One play of their their forthcoming EP with Sounds Of Sweet Nothing and you feel rejuvenated by the grimy garage rock sound. It sounds fresher than anything else out there; with greater potential for drawing big crowds than falling into obscurity like all the rest of guitar music’s supposed anti-heroes.

Check out the video for ‘Teeth’ if you’re in need of a guide of exactly what this band is all about.