Product Description Leatherface is back with Horsebox, their first full-length studio album in seven years. This record soars and rampages through 14 songs of "punk attitude and moderistic pop." Fans of Moterhead and Tom Waits will dig this. Review Frankie Stubbs has delivered another manifesto of emotional overload, of vocal heart meltdown on record for a solid 47 minutes. Delivering the first Leatherface album of new material in six years, Horsebox is another stunning achievement of brain, brawn, guts, pathos, and liquid fire. Even without the gut-wrenching cover of Nick Cave's Ship Song, it's clear these guys don't just pummel you senseless -- they flat out know how to play, and Stubbs writes and arranges in an extremely mature manner that feels more complex the more you hear the individual parts. Horsebox is so charged, it's as stubborn to get into as it is to do descriptive justice to, but it also entices from the first play. Stubbs continues to work in mid-tempo material, with passages where the guitars drop out or merely pick at power-lead parts. He and second guitarist Leighton Evans are at their call-and-answer best on the bridge of the most melodic killer Closing Time, following a passage that's merely bobbing bass and tremendous drumming. Lorrydrivers Son and Box Jellyfish are two more melodic, meticulously picked gems that give some break from the gale. A criticism? Perhaps they could go out on a limb a little more. It would be good to show more people the deeper ranges of Stubbs' tastes and abilities. That such a bomb like this could be dropped is some kind of miracle -- a marvel doubled when one considers that this band was thought dead forever a few years ago. Like all the hottest LPs, it will take you a few plays for its more discriminating qualities to take hold, for its emotional center to reveal itself amidst the volcanic eruptions, aside from the sound of Stubbs' headlong imploring. And once it does, watch out. --Jack Rabid, All Music Guide
C**R
Five Stars
Best Punk for you.
C**S
Five Stars
I love leatherface!
G**L
Top band!
One reviewer below summed it up perfectly. Late Husker Du meets Motorhead! British punk is so underrated its a crime. This is realy a first class CD and you need to do yourself a favour and pick it up. Great melodic tunes played with pace and energy.If you like this check out Snuff, Visions of Change and Heresy.
W**K
A stunning return
For those unfamilliar with their works, Sunderland, England's Leatherface are easily the most original, least nostalgic punk/post-punk band of the last fifteen years. In particular, their 1991 album "Mush" (their third overall) is hearlded as a benchmark recording in a genre that is too often stale and self-derivative. After two more fine albums ("Minx" and "The Last"), as well as a slew of singles and EP's, the band split in December, 1993.This, then, is their first new full-length album in nearly seven years, and it lives up to every expectation. Far more than a mere re-hash of "Mush" or any other previous works, "Horsebox" actually manages to find Leatherface at just about the point they would have reached had they not split. Fans of their older, punkier work will find plenty to sink their teeth into in the likes of "Eddy Bumble", "Soundbites", and especially the white-hot "Watching You Sleep." At the same time, however, the band is equally at home with the more reflective, mid-tempo work that gravel-voiced singer/songwriter Frankie Stubbs did with the two bands (Pope and Jesse) that he led during Leatherface's hiatus, as typified by the breathtaking "Lorrydriver's Son" and the catchy "Closing Time."As is always the case with Leatherface, the band (particularly explosive drummer Andrew Laing) is tight and imaginative in its arrangements, and Stubbs' lyrics are absolutely second-to-none, at once poetic, incisive and clear-headed.In short, if you believe that punk rock can be something more substantial than a silly, Blink-182/Green Day style nostalgia trip for twelve-year-olds, then you owe it to yourself to order this disc immediately. And if you don't believe that it can, then you need to order this disc even sooner, because it will change your mind.
A**R
The Only Real Punk Band Left With Talent
Leatherface are one of the most talented punk bands in existence. I have been consistently amazed by their work on every album. Everything hits hard in their songs, but each contain such subtle, intricate musicality that makes one wonder why they stopped playing for such a long time.About 5 years ago, I had a friend who said that Leatherface was her favorite band. I hadn't heard of them, and I couldn't find their stuff anywhere then. As soon as I found out they were together again I bought whatever I could and was totally...totally blown away by their records. Their talent is unbelieveable. What is even more unbelieveable is that every time they play the states, they almost always play first in the lineup. I would never want to play after leatherface, since their shows are the only thing better than their albums. I suggest to anyone wanting to understand what punk is about to buy anything you can from Leatherface, especially horsebox, mush, the split lp, and the soon to be re-released Last on BYO.
S**I
sour grapes, sweet melodies
"Mush" is hailed as the definitive Leatherface album, the one they couldn't top. It's a great album, and many bands couldn't top it. With "Horsebox", Leatherface ups the ante. It is raw enough to please even the most hardcore of punk fans and melodic enough to steal the hearts of Beatles fans. It is the "New Day Rising" of its time. These songs are hard enough to create a circle pit and melodic enough to fall asleep to. Good luck listening to anything else for awhile after you get your hands on this gem.
S**N
pulsating pummeling guitar rock and roll
Leatherface storms back with a record filled with bracing, menacing, sincere, and heartfelt rock and roll. These guys should have been in everybody's cd player a long time ago. Mush is one of the best punk albums in the history of humans [I'm not jesting, but good luck finding it]and Horsebox similarly meshes words and music that forces you to think as you tap your feet and move your head. Leatherface is one of those bands that could only be Leatherface. Meaning they do not sound like anyone/everyone else and they seem to make music as if that is all they know. Horsebox is one of those rare albums that makes you forget about all the schlock you've had shoved down your throats over the years by corporations masquerading as music companies. Do not miss out on this! Remember when you first heard MC5, Husker Du, Swervdriver, Wedding Present, Clean, Stooges, and any other music that changed the way you viewed all other music? Leatherface are one of those bands that will endure whether the masses except them or not. If you hear them you will forever be searching for other bands that match their truly awesome power and poetic vision.
R**S
total true colors
Cripes!! This album blew my mind on the first listening. Guess what?! Gets better each time.. I've listen to quite a few ablums in my time and boy rarely have a heard a punk band play with such passion. Punk by any other name could only hope to sound as sweet with vocals somewhere between a Tom Waits and a Mike Ness. Driving Guitars and the whole deal. I say do whatever it takes to get this album. The passion the filth the fury you owe it to yourself...
G**R
leatherface
parfait, très bon opus , j'adore ce groupe , on est dans la veine power rock ou hard core mélodique . La voix du chanteur est stupéfiante depuis ses début
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