Estrons - Make A Man

1. Who are these piss artists?

Estrons are an alternative pop rock band from Cardiff, Wales. They have been smashing it since 2013. Make A Man (Dec'15) is from the short player Whoever She Was (Dec'15).


2. What kind of song is Make A Man?

A noisy race-to-the-finish-line grungy track with a large dose of vitriol and lulls in the verses with flourishes of softer indie rock and sweet ‘ohh ohh ohhs’  scattered about. The chorus does the business and the tune peaks at the end with a full fledged rock out harder than a prison rapist's erection.


3. Who do Estrons sound like?

NME say Make A Man is “cut from the same cloth as Spring King’s ‘Who Are You?’ ’’ and Amazing Tunes thought the tune is  “reminiscent of tracks by The Subways and Wolf Alice.” Killing Moon was minded of Republica and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.


4. What have the press got to say?

Writing about Make A Man, Gigwise went up the middle with “a rollicking slice of punk with visceral guitars.” The Line Of Best Fit commended the songs “raucous riffing and relentless yells,” while at pains to note it is “a solid accessible block of sound.” Notion Magazine felt the track is, “filled with blistering power-chords and galloping drums,” and is “merciless, walking the line between spiteful and sexy.”

 Amazing Tunes said Estrons' music has “punchy melodies, powerful vocals and loud guitars to create an in-your-face indie rock sound, underpinned by garage rock sensibilities.” Buzz Mag gushed about “impeccably crafted, simple and raw songs,” from “a unified and fearsome force.”

5. So who do the Estrons get their belting vibe from?

They have short-listed The Mars Volta, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Nirvana, Elliot Smith, Patti Smith and Blondie as some of their main squeezes. Mention has been made of Welsh legends The Manic Street Preachers and Kate Bush.

6. Why should I listen to Make A Man?

Ever heard of the battle of the sexes? Watch a hip hop video if you think that was won in the seventies. This is a crushing victory for women right here. Bearing all her firepower onto men with inflated egoes and no respect for women the singer obliterates them with a three minute merciless salvo. Punk attitude with riffs and melody in all the right places. Lad or lass you'll be pulling for the protagonist.

7. Have Estrons got any more bangers?

My Turn is a change of pace but just as bloody good. It has relaxed rocking riffs and more of those slamming lyrics, sang sultry style not shouted.

8. Any good gossip I should know about?

The band have the ear of people who matter. London's Radio X hailed them as one of their bands to watch out for in 2016 and they have been getting airplay from BBC Radio and good press.

“I want to take you out all night

You will live to regret it”



 

Dessert today is courtesy of Estrons band influence, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Far more influential than they get credit for, the San Francisco rock legends have been on the go since 1998 and have seven long players in the bank.

Spread Your Love (2002) is one of their most popular songs and is as gritty as road rash from a dirt road when you were wearing boardies on a quick dash from the beach to the bottle store when you thought you were good to ride.
 

“She gave me love like a big fire”