Michael O’Neill discovers an EP of beautifully murky and glorious scuzz rock
An engulfing wave of buzzsaw guitars and guttural vocals burst through the speakers like a tidal wave crashing through a bolted door. It doesn’t let up for 15 minutes, sweeping you up in its path and throwing you full tilt into the frenzied soundworld of Durham-based multi-instrumentalist Scott Davidson who, as Human Tooth, follows up his debut EP, 2020’s Bedroom Wreck, with a five-track dose of beautifully murky and glorious scuzz rock.
From the jaw-dropping title track, through to the tense OvSto and urgent Imagine On Teeth, Scott succeeds in throwing everything but the kitchen sink at your ears whilst never outstaying his welcome; it’s an exhilarating clinic in the power of glorious noise.