Dublin band Thread Pulls don't do things by halves - these three
simultaneous releases are in limited editions of 100 copies, and come
with individual (and quite rudimentary) artwork by artist Garrett Phelan. Collectors of individualistic music, therefore, will have a field day,
while fans of music that is neither soft nor safe also may find something to treasure here. The musical blueprint appears very much in tune with the
likes of This Heat, The Fall and various Krautrock acts; sounds jumble one
into the other, melodies drift, tunes meander, vocals enter and then exit.
It might sound like drab experimentation, idiosyncrasy for its own sake, but repeated listenings provide glinting, glancing pleasures. The releases are
on sale at Thread Pulls (rare) live gigs and from their website. www.9-pt.com Tony Clayton-Lea

And then there's a great vacation as everyone crams into the downstairs
room to catch Thread Pulls. It's our first taste of The Noise of the
weekend... Thread Pulls tree-surgeon Sonic Youth and night-time dockyard
menace is a harsh contrast to the lush, impending spring outside. Mean
and satisfyingly metallic guitar chords are laid deftly over a
hovering voice, almost like the feeling I imagine the chap I saw wave
para-wave-surf-thing in the beach earlier enjoys, but more about subtle atmospherics than flying off the top of the foam exultance. Luke Turner