{"id":11038,"date":"2024-07-12T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=11038"},"modified":"2024-07-08T17:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:00:40","slug":"diy-punk-supergroup-irked-unleash-their-ferocious-debut-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=11038","title":{"rendered":"DIY punk supergroup IRKED unleash their ferocious debut EP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">EP REVIEW: IRKED: IRKED (Wrong Speed Records)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IRKED are a five-piece DIY punk band from Newcastle who have been making lots of friends with their snotty, noisy punk racket since forming in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a couple of digital singles, this self-titled EP is their physical debut, albeit a couple of months later than intended after their original record label went belly up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The band are all veterans of the DIY scene, in bands like Biscuit Mouth, Bl\u00f3mm, Cave Suns, Frankie &amp; The Heartstrings, Lavotchkin, Pet Crow, Pure Graft, Tough Tits, Shy-Talk and Weekend Faithful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debut single <em>Backstreets <\/em>saw them named as BBC Introducing \u2018Ones to Watch 2024\u2019, and they have opened for the likes of Big Joanie, Benefits, Part Chimp, Hey Colossus and Loose Articles.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IRKED-by-David-Hall-pic-5.jpg?resize=640%2C467\" alt=\"irked\" class=\"wp-image-10549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IRKED-by-David-Hall-pic-5-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C747&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IRKED-by-David-Hall-pic-5-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IRKED-by-David-Hall-pic-5-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C560&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IRKED-by-David-Hall-pic-5-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1120&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IRKED-by-David-Hall-pic-5-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1494&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IRKED-by-David-Hall-pic-5-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IRKED-by-David-Hall-pic-5-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Newcastle DIY punk band IRKED. Pic by David Hall.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IRKED play three-minute blasts of urgent, snarling, politically-motivated punk, served with a salty dose of humour and sass. Their songs are full of energy and punctuated by surging riffs and off-kilter rhythms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opening track <em>Snakes <\/em>is about being so paralysed by fear that you can&#8217;t move, and Helen Walkinshaw&#8217;s yelped vocals remind me of no less an icon than Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex. The song gets more frenzied as it goes until, until it reaches a howling climax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Backstreets<\/em>, up next, has a swaggering riff, and addresses the problem of toxic, entitled masculinity and how women daren&#8217;t walk down a street alone. It&#8217;s like a more pumped up Amyl &amp; The Sniffers.<\/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=\"IRKED - BACKSTREETS\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I-WtIIya6Mw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At less than two minutes, <em>Crippling Empath<\/em> is the shortest song here. It&#8217;s full of vim and vigour as Hells demands: &#8220;<em>You said you had a sweet thing, then why you so sour?<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lanzarote sees IRKED deliver their verdict on years of Tory sleaze and warn: <em>&#8220;The worst is still coming, the worst is still coming!&#8221;<\/em> Thankfully, the recent general election result has rendered this one slightly out of date, but the sentiments stay the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Things are wrapped up with recent single <em>Move<\/em>, a prime example of IRKED&#8217;s infectious radgy sound. It&#8217;s about striking a happy work-life balance and dealing with disingenuous people, and the lyric <em>&#8220;Have I got shit on me face, why are you staring at me?&#8221;<\/em> made me laugh out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having seen IRKED live and now listened to their debut EP, I can recommend them to anyone who likes their punk hard, fast and opinionated, but with plenty of humour. 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