{"id":10244,"date":"2024-01-26T22:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T22:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=10244"},"modified":"2024-02-05T22:36:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T22:36:35","slug":"bruise-control-return-with-blistering-new-single-no-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=10244","title":{"rendered":"Bruise Control return with blistering new single No More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manchester garage punks <strong>Bruise Control<\/strong> are back with their first new music in nearly a year in the shape of new single <em>No More<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year was a fine one for the four-piece, with their well received debut album <em>Useless For Something<\/em> (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=8997\">reviewed here<\/a><\/strong>) followed by sold-out gigs around the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=9068\">GIG REVIEW: Bruise Control impress on their first-ever visit to Newcastle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now they are launching headlong into 2024 with the turbo-charged new song, a hardcore-tinged track which doesn&#8217;t waste any time getting to the heart of the matter with frenzied, fuzz-saturated playing and guttural howls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song captures the band&#8217;s chaotic live energy and could be cathartic for anyone who can relate to the idea of bellowing &#8220;<em>No More!<\/em>&#8221; over and over again until their lungs can take no more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bruise Control - No More [Official Music Video]\" width=\"640\" 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