(Independent)

Nick Cave probably has better grammar too...

Sunshine Coast alt-rockers The Partisan Centrefold employ the standard guitars/drums/bass configuration on their debut EP. Founding member and ‘dark folk lyricist’ Jon Marshall Alexander is responsible for the songwriting on Mezcal, where five of the six non-instrumental tracks are themed on death or killing. The aim may have been to produce Nick Cave-styled murder ballads, but clichéd lyrics like, “I loved you he says / But this has to stop / If you’re to love another man / Then this is my will” fall short. Somebody Kill Me sounds eerily like Radiohead’s Exit Music For A Film, minus Thom Yorke’s incomparable voice, haunting lyrics and incredible production. Tightly paced folk ballad Shady Grove is the 20-minute album’s highlight, with both Irish and Eastern influences bearing out the tale of a contract killer. Sadly, like its liquid namesake, Mezcal won’t be to everyone’s taste and is sometimes a bit hard to stomach.

NILS HAY

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