‘No Change’ is a spiky, sax driven 21st century mutoid rockabilly swing; chaotic, febrile and catchy as hell, it’s the sound of men (dis)possessed. ‘No Change’ is the first new Clang recording since the release of their debut album – Practice – in September 2016.

The Clang Group were formed by British producer/musician/legend Clive Langer after his 60th birthday party. Clive started out as the musical backbone of Liverpool’s hugely influential Deaf School before going on to produce many of the biggest records of the ’80s (Madness, Dexys) and one of the biggest of the ’90s (Bush’s Sixteen Stone). As further proof that life begins at 60, Clive recently passed his motorcycle test at 62. All change, then.

The Clang Group will be returning to the scene of their old crimes, The Dublin Castle for a show on Thursday the 12th of October.

Introduced with a Nick Cave-esque grimace, and accompanied by a pack of musical foragers channeling Jim Morrison mid-trip, Other States are a six-piece Brighton-based psychedelic indie band that tell desert stories of stragglers and strays. Together with B-side ‘My Beau’ this release marks the introduction of a sextet building something brilliantly unique from their classic influences. A seductive tone and laidback groove underpins western style guitars and smooth Americana, all the while frontman Mark S. Aaron’s baritone croon spins romantic tales.

The project was first incepted on a 10 hour drive between Dallas and El Paso as keyboardist Mike Lord was halfway through a yearlong world tour engineering for post-punk legends The Cure. One phone call to the treacle-voiced, denim clad Aaron and it immediately took life. Song ideas filled a notepad as a two-month long bus journey through the American outback inspired sinful visions and gothic tales.

Back home in the UK this notepad of rage and discovery was put to audible form by members of other long established Brighton bands (Spacenoid, Vels Trio, Black Black Hills, Mama’s Gun) who tore through the ideas with violent strokes, pruning the fat and forming a focused sound. Their first single ‘Make Amends’ is a kraut infused glimpse into middle American life - perfect suburbia - with a Coen Brother’s style look at what exactly goes on behind the picket fence and twitching curtains.