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Enablers sound. Simonelli is always reliable, a storyteller who has managed to adopt beat stylings without alienating listeners whose literary interests reside elsewhere entirely....Enablers have grafted their way towards a post-punk approach that enables them to accentuate their core attributes whilst simultaneously articulating clearer than ever the restless energy that has always been at the heart of their music.
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GHOST CULT July 2019: âMost peopleâs experience of âspoken wordâ music, outside of the Rap genre, is Jim
Morrison's âAmerican Prayerâ. Beat Poetry, for this is essentially the format, is a hugely involving yet highly personal style which often resounds with the listener. This is most definitely the
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DROWNED IN SOUND â 8/10 review (April 2015): It has long been a treasured fact, for those in the know, that
Enablers are one of the finest underground rock bands in the world...Not only is it a very fine record â almost indisputably the group's best to date â but it also acts as an expert guide to
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INDY METAL VAULT July 2019: âEnablers have a sound all their own, though. The fluttering interplay between guitarists Joe
Goldring and Kevin Thomson and the tight but emotive drumming of Sam Ospovat provide a backdrop for Pete Simonelliâs sharp tongue that ebbs dissonantly and flows serenely along
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Simonelli intones, shouts and passionately dispenses his ever capable lyricism. It's a world inhabited by troubled streets, police cars, wet matches and empty cans; the capacity for violence
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THE SKINNY â 5/5 review (April 2015): Mirroring his performance-poet mastery of cadence and timing, Enablersâ well-travelled musicians whip up a storm of post-rock dynamics that emphasise his undertones with power and dexterity, often adding up to majesty....The best is saved âtil last, however â
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From Jordan Mamone, writing for Noisey: Enablersâ snaking guitar telepathy is equally distinctive...Joe
Goldring and Kevin Thomson (have) refined an intuitive vocabulary of filigreed arpeggios, needling leads, and grand crescendos that roil like the vast Pacific....Simonelli has accomplished that
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ECHOES AND DUST â review (March 2015): With a more sparse approach more than ever
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Spiderland tracks and took it in weird and wonderful narrative directions you'll probably already be aware of Enablers. And if not you might just have found your new favourite band.
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