Album Review

Metals – Drop Your Guard

• 28th Oct 2010

Imagine Kelis fighting over the last seat on the bus with Salt N’ Pepa, with an added distorted cosmopolitan slant. This is the initial impression many will get of Metals’ debut single, ‘Drop Your Guard’. Mind you, this is before the vocals take on a twisted, distorted feel and a funky soul disco/electronica backdrop adds to the provocative variety on display. The message is, ditherers will not be tolerated and it is well and truly driven home.

The occasional orbital, digital touch keeps the freshness pouring as Candice Butler leads the way with a dramatic and mysterious vocal performance. Her feistiness and self-assured streak is contrasted with a warming echo, making Metals a definite act of contrast.

Rating: 3.5/5