Emma Harrison
Aspiring journalist who is fond of music and writing about it. You can probably find me in a crowd with a lukewarm pint of cider.
London-based 6-piece Man/Woman/Chainsaw make their 7″ vinyl debut with latest cathartic single ‘MadDog’
London-based Man/Woman/Chainsaw, the experimental art-rock six piece, released their new single ‘MadDog’ on 5th May via So Young Records. This release is accompanied by a 7” vinyl version of the track, which marks their debut vinyl release after three years of releasing music.
Man/Woman/Chainsaw are a teenage sextet made up of Billy Ward (vocals, guitars), Vera Leppänen (vocals, bass), Emmie-Mae Avery (vocals, keys/synths), Billy Doyle (guitars), Lola Cherry (drums) and Clio Harwood (violin).
Their newest release, ‘MadDog’, explores the breakdown of a friendship and watching someone you once knew so well change into someone unrecognisable and incompatible– an experience that is often unavoidable when you’re growing up. People change, and ‘MadDog’ is Vera Leppänen’s version of catharsis and coming to terms with the loss of a friend.
The beginning of ‘MadDog’ keeps in line with their usual punky loud song, with frantic guitar riffs and crashing drums, you can almost taste the anger. Leppänen’s vocals are raspy and shrouded in frustration until the track takes a turn sonically. Halfway through the song, the anger melts away and is replaced by sadness and nostalgia for her loss. The menacing instruments are replaced with the sound of a weeping violin and Leppänen’s vocals ease, becoming solemn and soft.
With the last sound being a twinkle of piano keys, the track ends in a completely different manner to the rage-filled way it began. ‘MadDog’ is another shining release from one of the most original and unorthodox alternative bands in the London music scene right now.
Listen to ‘MadDog‘ here:
Catch Man/Woman/Chainsaw at the following:
8th May – York, UK – The Crescent
9th May – Kendal, UK – Kendal Library
10th May – Reading, UK – Are You Listening? Festival
15th May – Brighton, UK – The Great Escape
24th May – Walton-on-Trent, UK – Bearded Theory Festival
25th May – North Shields, UK – A Stone’s Throw Festival
26th June – London, UK – The Sebright Arms
7th August – Haldern, DE – Haldern Pop Festival
9th August – Winchester, UK – Boomtown Festival
16th August – Hasselt, BE – Pukkelpop Festival
22nd August – Portsmouth, UK – Victorious Festival
29th August – Salisbury, UK – End of The Road Festival
17th September – Cologne, DE – Bumann & Sohn
18th September – Hamburg, DE – Reeperbahn Festival
19th September – Berlin, DE – Neue Zukunft
1st November – Brussels, BE – Les Nuits Weekender
14th November – Salford, UK – The White Hotel
15th November – Leeds, UK – Live at Leeds