Tout Suite – Self-Titled EP

This is straight-forward punk from some dirty basements in Manchester! Tout Suite have already released a demo tape and a split tape with Salvo, but this brilliant seven-inch is their first release on vinyl. It’s a collaboration between Pumpkin Records and Prejudice Me, some of the nicest DIY labels in town.

The cover comes in four different bright colored sleeves to choose from, my record has the bright orange and it looks great. There’s also a photocopied sheet inside with hand-written lyrics and cut-and-paste images. The old school way!

Blazing and fuzzy guitars, steady and simple drums that go in and out of a d-beat, plus classic anarcho-punk vocals. The band is only a two-piece, which makes it even more straightforward and minimalist in its approach. All lyrics have political undertones, but come from the tongue-in-cheek and satirical nature of punk rock.

All in all there are five fast-paced tracks that barely break the one minute mark. Those who already know the band will dig the record and have a lot of fun with it, well, actually a little more than six minutes! It’s punk-rock for the punks, not for pretentious record collectors and assholes.