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Bullship:
Self-Titled
Do you wanna lo-fi or no-fi? If you wanna no-fi, check into Bullship's un-produced debut. It isn't that a sleek production would sound more appealing; in fact, it is quite the opposite. The innocence is captured most efficiently and to the point where the music is on the brink of explosion at all times. Whether it is fortunate or not that there is no explosion is a matter of subjectivity. The contemplative lyrics of "The New Me" and "The Correction" hint at an urge to break free of all conventionality into a state of mayhem, but that never actually happens. I could tell you that the music on this album doesn't "really go anywhere," but that would sell Bullship's efforts short of their due respect. The lyrics are both confessional and confrontational, and while the music never launches into virtuoso heights, the overall experience is more accessible. If the music were as dynamic as the lyrics, their message would not come across as well. When comparing this album to contemporaries such as Fugazi and Gogogo Airheart, Bullship provides a more simplistic background to the complex nature of the lyrics. The only example that comes to mind where both the lyrics and the music are equally urging in nature is that of McLusky, where the music is an eyeball-to-eyeball encounter of unfiltered emotion that ultimately produces a more textured showdown when combined with the battled lyrics. In Bullship's case, the goal is to ride the shoegaze wave of simplicity as a means to intrigue the listener. With "The Correction," singer Deltonia Cannon serves up his best Ian Svevonius gospelizing in order to combat his terrifying feelings of uncertainty. The lyrics demonstrate his disconnected sentiments appropriately: "I want to run away/ I need to flee/ I need to question my humanity." It is rare that bands can have this much awareness without coming off as too self-aware. This record needs to be noticed by anyone craving harrowing tales of disillusion.
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