{"id":7681,"date":"2015-10-13T14:43:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T13:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=7681"},"modified":"2015-10-13T14:43:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T13:43:57","slug":"final-coil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/final-coil\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Coil"},"content":{"rendered":"
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13th October 2015<\/p>\n

Final Coil<\/h1>\n

Closed To The Light<\/h2>\n

In the depths of Leicester, a beast is stirring. Over the course of two EPs, Final Coil<\/strong> have been honing their sound and sharpening their claws, and now they\u2019re hungry for blood!<\/p>\n

What started out as a solo project mired in grunge has become a fully-fledged band with myriad influences from the down-tuned riffing of Alice in Chains<\/strong> to the progressive majesty of Pink Floyd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Talk to the band and they\u2019ll tell you of their shared love of Tool<\/strong> and their admiration for the feedback-strewn art rock of Sonic Youth<\/strong>, and that\u2019s what you\u2019ll hear on this ambitious four-track EP.<\/p>\n

\"Closed
Closed To The Light, cover from the new release by Final Coil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not so much a new EP as a rebirth, Closed to the Light<\/em> marks the recording debut of Tony \u2018Chez\u2019 Hughes, the band\u2019s new powerhouse drummer, and his dynamic abilities have given the band a new edge. Meanwhile singer and rhythm guitarist Phil Stiles, having spent a year uncertain of whether he would play again due to a vocal injury, has honed his song-writing skills to a ferocious point; from the blistering \u2018daylight fades\u2019 with its arcing feedback and vocal harmonies, to the epic progressive rock of the title track, not a moment is wasted.<\/p>\n

Written as a cohesive piece, the EP deals with themes of social alienation as people retreat into their \u2018Gilded Prisons\u2019 (as Phil eloquently describes it on daylight fades<\/em>), something captured in bassist Jola\u2019s heavily stylized artwork, and the record flows beautifully from it\u2019s aggressive and potent opener, through the doom-laden \u2018goodbye to all that<\/em>\u2019, to the cautiously hopeful title track.<\/p>\n

The final piece of the puzzle is Richard Awdry\u2019s understated backing vocals and carefully plotted solos, both of which elevate the music to a new level.<\/p>\n

\u2018Closed to the Light<\/em>\u2019 is the culmination of a year\u2019s hard work from Final Coil<\/strong>, with the band playing a number of ferocious live gigs across the Midlands, including a slot at Glastonbudget as well as support slots with Italian symphonic metal band Over<\/strong> and Coventry\u2019s own Tower of Crows<\/strong>, and the release of this EP is set to propel the band of the next level of their career.<\/p>\n

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Final Coil at Duffys Bar.
Photo Kevin Gaughan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Band: Final Coil<\/strong>
\nLine Up: Phil Stiles \u2013 Vocals \/ Rhythm guitar; Richard Awdry \u2013 Lead guitar \/ Vocals; Jola Stiles \u2013 Bass, design; Tony \u2018Chez\u2019 Hughes \u2013 Drums<\/p>\n

EP Title: \u2018Closed to the light\u2019<\/strong>
\nTracks:
\n1. Close to the light (intro)
\n2. Daylight Fades
\n3. Goodbye to all that
\n4. Closed to the light<\/p>\n

RIYL: Alice in chains, tool, deftones, Sonic Youth<\/p>\n

Follow the band on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Radio info:<\/strong>
\nLead single: Daylight Fades
\nNo bad language (on any track)<\/p>\n

Discography:<\/strong>
\nGoodbye to all that<\/em> (mini album)
\nLive with doubt (<\/em>EP)
\nSomnambulant<\/em> (acoustic EP)<\/p>\n

Follow Final coil on Twitter<\/a>.
\nListen to Final Coil on Bandcamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See also:<\/p>\n

Record reviews July 2015<\/a><\/p>\n

Read about Final Coil in our October roundup<\/a><\/p>\n

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