Crapsons: Earlier than The Robots Take Over (Crap Data)
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Rel Date Fri 18th July 2025
With the discharge of Earlier than The Robots Take Over, Birkenhead’s Crapsons have pulled a kind of uncommon musical achievements; the capturing of a reside recording that retains the power and uncooked aggression of the particular gig – it goes with out saying there aren’t any overdubs, no studio malarky to reinforce the sound… that is uncooked unfiltered pleasure!
This thirteen-song set was captured at The Fleece, Bristol in Could 2025 after they had been supporting Steve Ignorant, having beforehand been invited to share a stage with The Undertones, Cabbage, Bob Vylan and fellow Wirral wordsmiths Half Man Half Biscuit.
Crapsons enter the stage to the Wallace & Gromit theme, earlier than a pummelling beat ignites the spark that’s Clotheslined By A Nun, this one careers alongside – their sound totally fleshed out by the inclusion of guitarist Pet Williamson as vocalist Mike Markey screeches as if his very existence depended upon it, which leads us into the basic Single Biggest Sport You’ve Ever Seen which oozes punk angle with each anger and a wholesome dose of humour which extends into the rampaging Checking Into A&E, an adrenaline induced barb at these clowns that fish on Fb and the like for involved feedback to splatter their feed – its razor sharp and dangerously catchy.
Even with the prolonged viewers banter Fuck Off is barely in a position to stretch to simply over a minute, however with a terrific title why waste it on only a 30 second observe, therefore Fuck Off Once more which at a full 3 minutes is heading into prog-territory; these Crapsons boys want to offer their heads a critical wobble! Elephant In The Room arcs again to their 2022 album Songs To Make A Brew To (LTW overview) as “he broke my espresso desk and shit all around the rug” is delivered like a pointy crack to the cranium; its not that Crapsons are unaware of worldwide geo-political points, its simply that as with the remainder of us we are sometimes left feeling helpless, so we drill right down to our personal native points, granted Crapsons make it extremely native, however ship the message coated in biting sarcastic humour. RIP Gary laments the passing of the identify to a rampage of drums, strong chugging guitar and growled vocals, equally with Petrol which builds on a well-recognized submit hardcore body however has a wonderful wandering guitar chorus forward of a pointed lyric aimed on the discomfort of contemporary life culminating within the superb closing retort of “you cunt”.
We’re handled to the power-house You Don’t Know When Your Going To Die which was the band’s first recording – nowadays up to date to incorporate the passing of Prince Philip, although I believed that one was a observe in itself at one time; its razor sharp observational humour wrapped up in a raging punk rock blanket; which leads into the anthemic brilliance of Kings Of The Council Property, although not earlier than Mike Markey bats off a feminine heckler asking for a free T-shirt with a heat “you may fuck off”.
Crapsons are uncooked, and beautifully unapologetic, their songs are crafted from their very own life experiences and delivered like a hand grenade!
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