{"id":85205,"date":"2025-09-25T17:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/85205\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:45:15","slug":"scintillating-rave-punk-from-the-beating-heart-of-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/85205\/","title":{"rendered":"scintillating rave-punk from the beating heart of Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are no half-measures in the do-or-die world of VLURE<\/a>, whose uncompromising first two singles (\u2018Shattered Faith\u2019, \u2018Show Me How To Live Again\u2019) set this precedent back in 2021. Blurring the lines between jagged post-punk, euphoric synth melodies and an industrial heart, the intensity of the Glasgow five-piece is a product of the catharsis that shapes it, spearheaded by Hamish Hutcheson\u2019s thick, tough vocals.<\/p>\n

Four years later, their debut album \u2018Escalate\u2019 supercharges those founding principles to the maximum. After touring non-stop until 2023, the band took most of last year off to write, a sign of their extreme dedication to this body of work. Nosediving further into electronic soundscapes, \u2018Escalate\u2019 still retains the core fact that VLURE are a live band, dragging these opposing worlds together in the spirit of The Prodigy.<\/p>\n

When two tectonic plates collide, it can create an earthquake. Opener \u2018I Want It Euphoric\u2019 simmers towards such an explosion, while a roaring Hutcheson begs for euphoria, as if it\u2019s a higher power that VLURE worship. Their key has always been statement lyrics, be it the demand to \u201cGive me a release\u201d in \u2018Heartbeat\u2019, or \u2018This Is Not The End\u2019, a rave-rock storm of emotion that revolves around that one line. Repetition breeds belief, and provides the clarity of a focal point for both VLURE and their audience to cling onto.<\/p>\n

\u2018Escalate\u2019 is not just about hanging on, but climbing the ladder towards something higher. Techno sprint race \u2018Between Dreams\u2019 mirrors the cascade of thoughts that often rush through our brains. \u2018Let It Escalate\u2019 invites you to ride that wave and completely submit to the present, arguably the pinnacle of transcendence that dance music is built on. These thrilling flashpoints paint an irresistible image of momentum, transporting you live and direct to the escapist nights out that shaped \u2018Escalate\u2019 and its authors.<\/p>\n

What ironically lifts \u2018Escalate\u2019 to another stratosphere is its snapshots of reality. \u2018Something Real\u2019 brings VLURE\u2019s quest for utopia back to earth (\u201cLives life on the highs \/ Before the lows crash down\u201d). We are nothing without our humanity, which VLURE allow themselves to display, be it Hutcheson\u2019s outpouring of grief in \u2018How To Say Goodbye\u2019 or the Bobby Gillespie-assisted closer \u2018A Clear Tide\u2019, a meditative and coherent poem of acceptance that the night is over.<\/p>\n

Because VLURE have spent years honing their sound, the sonic underbelly of \u2018Escalate\u2019 feels effortless \u2013 and almost subconscious. The togetherness with which dense guitars, electronic mayhem and shifts in pace intertwine enables the messages of \u2018Escalate\u2019 to take centre stage. The result is an inspiring, brutally honest album that matches the lofty standards to which VLURE hold themselves. They want it euphoric, and nothing can stand in their way.<\/p>\n

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