What does it sound like?:
There is something stirring in sleepy Burton-on-Trent and it’s not a mouse. Kitten Pyramid, a loose collective that must involve half the town with its twelve listed members, string section, brass band and no less than two choirs, have released a Christmas Psychedelic Pop concept album. Supported by the Vegetarian Society, they are after your traditional Christmas dinner and, if you don’t comply, they will stun you with jalapenos bullets and put you in enforced rehab. Scott Milligan, lead singer and main writer, explains: “I drove past an abattoir truck just before Christmas 2021, and imagined what it would be like if I was crammed in there with my family, confused, terrified and afraid for our lives.” It is, to say the least, an unusual festive album.
Never fear. You can sleep soundly. Kitten Pyramid have a serious message but there is a tongue firmly in a cheek. The music reveals their true nature, that of passive-aggressive hippies and not psychopathic terrorists. The songs are composed on acoustic guitar and have a ring of familiarity suggesting they have been borrowed. The choirs to guide us in an aural karaoke and the tunes are simple, » Continue Reading.