These New Puritans - Beat Pyramid

Beat Pyramid, the first full-length debut by England’s These New Puritans, is an amazing piece of post punk that will attack you from every angle. It’s clearly obvious on first listen that they are influenced by The Fall, but while this album is certainly eclectic and contains similar themes, it lacks the humor and charisma of their heroes. Beat Pyramid is a heavily drum driven and experimental work of brooding pop and danceable grooves that will fit right next to The Fall’s Dragnet or even Gang of Four’s Entertainment and Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures. Some favorite, yet challenging tracks are “Numerology” with its uneasy and shaky sound. Jack Barnett, lead vocal, sings “What's your favorite number, what does it mean?" before quickly spitting out "numerology is all shit". And the drum and base thumping repetitiveness of “Elvis”, sits very comfortably on a dance floor with its pulsating groove. It’s clear that Beat Pyramid is the best album never recorded in 1979.


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