CLUNK Recommends | Sunglasz Vendor – Brick King

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Bristol band Sunglasz Vendor drop noisy and uneasy new single ‘Brick King’ ahead of their UK tour

Sunglasz Vendor’s second single, ‘Brick King‘, is a song that swings between sudden crescendos and off-kilter radio riffs. ‘Brick King‘ repeatedly grinds its rough edges into steady grooves, dragging its heels with slacker swagger, before lurching into a mess of noise.

Recorded by William Carkeet in the basement of Bristol’s iconic Louisiana on their own DIY label, Vendrrrz, the band are showing off their sonic diversity following their debut, ‘Sophisticated Thief‘, which would have sat pretty at the confluence of 90’s post-hardcore and emo.

Sunglasz Vendor were formed in 2023 from the crusty corners of Bristol’s underground music scene, with ties to Bingo Fury, Ex-Agent, Big Fuss, and Grandchild. The band members have stepped sideways from their art-rock roots with this project, diving into a sound that’s as immediate as any great alt-rock banger.

Screeching guitars and taut drums dig into the uneasy, all-too-relatable tension of watching others move through their lives while you feel stuck and ultimately left behind. Vocalist Rafi Cohen says “there are points where you feel parts of yourself slowly draining away—not in any visible way, but something you can’t quite shake. And in old circles of friends, those changes stick out, uneven and out of time with each other.”

‘Brick King‘ leans into that unevenness— the way our lives can fall out of sync with one another’s, moments of connection slipping through the cracks. The track doesn’t smooth those edges or offer resolution, it sits squarely in that tension.

Sharp, tangled guitars and twisted rhythms overlap and compete, whilst each abrupt shift pulls you deeper into the song’s restlessness. Sudden quiet and sudden noise disorient you in just the right way. Then, it all ends, leaving everything unresolved—like a conversation that stops mid-sentence, and you’re left haunted by what went unsaid.

Watch/Listen to ‘Brick King’ here:

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Catch Sunglasz Vendor at the following:

Fri 19th Jan – Sebright Arms, London

Wed 22nd Jan – The Shacklewell Arms, London

Fri 24th Jan – The Old England, Bristol (improvised set)

Wed 5th February – The Lanes, Bristol*

Thurs 6th Feb – Common Ground, Oxford*

Fri 7th Feb – QUARRY, Liverpool*

Fri 14th Feb – The Old Blue Last, London*

Fri 21st Feb – Just Dropped In, Coventry*

*w/ The Last Whole Earth Catalog

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