In fact, the record has a deceptively strong architecture, allowing them to veer off-script whilst retaining discipline. This gives longer offerings like ‘Heal the Weak’ and ‘Last Family’ the space to just be straightforward bangers, albeit peppered with their colourful whimsy. Here, BB's attitude to experimentation is a shade more restrained, the really wild stuff – like the jagged ‘We Can Swarm’ – is regulated to tracks under a minute. Kinetic and ambitious, their familiar quirks are on display – the bells, the vocal acrobatics, the biceps-on-biceps approach to drums that Coady Willis has perfected. But this seems a little harsh when Beast is so big-hearted, and Buzz Osborne is an infamous grouch. It owes a lot to sludge metal but it's not as stodgy or dour probably the worst thing you could say about their new offering is that they never really banish the ghost of The Melvins, despite literally stepping out of their shadow to make this record. The Beast You Are, like previous cuts, is warm and fun even when it dips a hairy toe into atonal noise, extended bell solos, or ferocious percussive breaks. The dads are finally vindicated, their suburban disbelievers bowled over by their off-kilter rock thunder. Imagine a universe where, instead of grinding tedium, this produces a throaty and driving sludge rock record. Big Business's musical aesthetic leans towards cheerful dads meeting at a barbecue, then jamming out next week in Walter's workshop.
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