"One of the newest bands spawned from the Australian creative cesspool is Nailhouse. Nailhouse draw on a wide range of influences, but the one that shines through the strongest is arguably Australia’s greatest cultural export (ever!) – The Birthday Party. Bands imitating The Birthday Party are nothing new, especially in Australia, but what sets Nailhouse apart is how darn tasteful and appropriate the execution of this influence is. Not content to make cheesy swamp rock as most bands imitating the Birthday Party tend to, Nailhouse slow things down to a crushing, Swans-esque crawl that oozes with self-loathing and social inadequacy. Myles Llewellyn’s barked vocals come from a place of genuine pain, not the staged melodramatics that often plague the underground. The duel guitars are as much influenced by German industrial acts like Einstürzende Neubauten and no wave and art punk bands like Mars or No Trend as the angular blues developed by Rowland S. Howard in The Birthday Party. These guys aren’t afraid of making noise for noise’s sake when it’s necessary, but also have a knack for melody and hooks. Nailhouse prove themselves to be serious connoisseurs of music, as well as possessing the right kind of dysfunctional personalities that drive all truly powerful punk music."
nailhouse - nailhouse cs (2015)
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