I Want You

There was always something about Mike Hard's voice that made it sound like it was on 33 RPM while the rest of his band was playing in 45 RPM. A recording trick where his vocal tracks were slowed down? Sure sounds like it on his second post-God Bullies project Thrall. And with the I Want You EP, Hard's trademark is as disturbingly present as ever, while musically Thrall accompanies the cynicism of his lyrics that deal with obsessive love and shattered family lives. Not a happy group of campers, but one can't help to laugh along with Thrall, even if they hit a little too close to home sometimes.