CLUNK Recommends | DR DR – Vultures

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Manchester’s DR DR return with brooding new EP & title track ‘Vultures’

DR DR were born in the pandemic during a time of emotional turmoil, isolation and frustration. Their music, as a result, has always conveyed a certain amount of psychological upheaval, using hefty alt-rock riffs to shine a fading light on a myriad of conflicting emotions we’ve all felt inside ourselves.

Their latest EP ‘Vultures‘ is another exploration of self, with the title track spearheading the charge down into the subconscious. The track, ‘Vultures‘, is just over two and a half minutes long and begins with a stocky riff that kicks you awake. If you want a sense of how ‘Vultures‘ kicks you out the front door, DR DR’s aesthetic perfectly depicts their foreboding tone and punk attitude; there’s a certain murkiness to the band that you just can’t help being drawn to.

The chorus is a cinematic shred and where the stakes raise lyrically. Fred Farrell poignantly asks, “Where were you when the vultures came around?” calling out so-called friends who left him at his lowest. Meanwhile, a punchy lead guitar cuts through the established guitar led rhythm to deliver more cutting blows to those fake friends. Farrell also addresses the feeling of exhaustion during the track’s middle eight, which directly opposes the funk-like breaks that are introduced and are full of lustful energy.

The thing that strikes me the most about ‘Vultures‘, and the rest of the EP, is how established it sounds within the genre of rock. The production is crisp, thanks to Thomas Gorton, and cements ‘Vultures‘’ anthemic exoskeleton whilst also reminding us that in between the riffs and snappy drums, there are a group of humans laying out how they truly feel.

Listen to DR DR‘s ‘Vultures‘ here:

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