Bad Self Portraits – “All Bark, No Bite”
Seems like just last month we wrote about Bad Self Portraits….. and that’s actually 100% correct. We covered “Pensive” (here) July 17th and enjoyed the hell out of that; “All Bark, No Bite” follows suit (meaning, we enjoyed the hell out it too).
The distortion on the intro had me thinking we were going into a grunge tinged anthem… and I was sort of right (more Stephen Malkmus, less Nirvana, with a smattering of Slowdive for good measure). The tempo slows down and takes on a more intimate feel with vocals from Ingrid Howell, with brief guitar solo interludes. The band certainly leans into a storytelling heavy style (which I love) but I found while zoning out that everything works incredibly well when I’m not listening to the words too! Definitely still listen to the lyrics – these ones are particularly powerful.
You can watch the music video below for “All Bark, No Bite” from YouTube as well as Spotify and Apple Music. The rest of the album, “I Think I’m Going to Hell” can be heard early with their vinyl releasing August 26th or wait until September 29th for the digital release. More info (including vinyl pre-order) can be found at the bands linktree.
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This post was written by Chris Miller