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DAVEY SUICIDE
Put Our Trust In Suicide EP

Standby (2012)
Rating: 5/10

Declaring that “The name Suicide is a constant reminder that unless we kill ourselves, there is no ceiling for what we are capable of”, Davey Suicide makes his official debut.

Having toured with artists like Static–X and Blood On The Dance Floor, the goth-tinged, industrial bite of Put Our Trust In Suicide reminds me of artists like early solo Rob Zombie, Holy Wood-era Marilyn Manson (2000), and post-80s Faster Pussycat. It has that seedy underbelly of a big city sound to it. It’s very primal musically and very image-driven lyrically.

Featuring three songs and a remix, the main event on Put Our Trust In Suicide is ‘Generation Fuck Star’, which opens and closes the EP. The proper version is a straightforward rocker with effects heavy guitars, distorted vocals and a driving rhythm that keeps it going at a breakneck pace. As you likely guessed from the title, it’s riddled with controversial lyrics directed at becoming an anthem for the “lost souls” of the underground. The remix, which closes the album, sounds much more triggered and screamy, adding in more industrial elements giving it the same feel as the tracks that dominated Rob Zombie’s Mondo Sex Head (2012) remixes.

‘Grab A Gun & Hide Your Morals’ has a similar drive to early AFI, sans the emotive vocals and soaring guitars. It has a nice breakdown in it that brings some of the industrial element into the mix of the otherwise punk influenced tune. ‘Kids Of America’ is a big anthem rocker, that sounds like an 80s rock tune as filtered through distortion effects (hence the earlier, “post-80s Faster Pussycat” comparison).

Overall, I want to like this but I have a hard time accepting it as authentic. While I like the keen attention to melody and the electronic and distorted effects the band play through / with, Put Our Trust In Suicide just sounds really, really manufactured to me and I can’t get past it. It sounds like controversy for the sake of controversy. If you enjoy artists like Jeffree Star or any of the aforementioned artists then there are things here you will like. I’d be interested in hearing a full-length because the band will hopefully reveal a lot more depth given more songs to spread out with. For now though, this EP is very one-dimensional.

Mark Fisher

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