Repeat – Repeat (2023)
Fusing together alternative rock with stoner rock, Swedish group Repeat blasts onto the music scene with their self-titled debut single. Founded by singer-songwriter and guitarist Torbjörn Hallberg, bassist Mattias Belin and drummer Johan Holmberg (previously of ska group Liberator), Repeat might be considered a new band, but they are not minnows among sonic sharks. With only one single beneath their belt, Repeat is already turning heads on an international scale gaining critical acclaim from radio stations, blogs and curators. Come with us as we delve into the band’s song ‘Repeat’.
Recorded and produced at Studio Sickan with Joakim Lindberg and mastered at Redmond Studios by Magnus Lindberg, ‘Repeat’ is taken off the upcoming self-titled album. The band explain that “the idea behind the album is to provide a short and explosive experience of repetitive aggressive songs…”, and the single is a true representation of this sentiment. Tackling the core of the group and regurgitating it in a blast of sonic fury, ‘Repeat’ “represents the essence of the band…”
Taking a nostalgic flight back to 90s-inspired stoner rock with strong punk sensibilities, ‘Repeat’ is an angsty two-minute blast of ferocious sound hitting you between the eyes. Pounding guitars match crashing drums with Hallberg’s gruff vocals puncturing the arrangement. The discomfort of hard-hitting punk exists with distorted textures and smashes of blunt, brash, bold tones. Yet, while you are tossed from pillar to post with the “in your face” attitude of Repeat, the single has a strand of beauty woven through the intoxicating ferocity.
As with everyone, this is my introduction to Repeat and it’s a hell of a ride. Wriggling into your cranium, listening to ‘Repeat’ is a kaleidoscopic swoop of mind-bending sounds with a spine-chilling chaser.
For more from Repeat, check out their Facebook, Instagram and Spotify.
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