It's only recently that I have been introduced to the sounds of London based trio Monsters In The Attic. Their brand of greasy punk 'n' roll impressed me enough for me to get suitably excited when their new EP turned up in the Über Röck mailbox.

But the four track EP that greeted me as I pressed play was a whole new experience. The first of two EP's that the band will release, 'Tales Of The Worm' is an all-acoustic affair featuring reworkings of three of the band's top tunes and an all-new song. And talking of new experiences, this is definitely the first package to turn up with lyric-printed promo toilet paper.......

Opener 'Church Sundae' is an acoustic rehash of the band's crowd favourite 'I'll Be Damned' and is a great introduction to this subtle song selection. Such is the confidence of the Monster Boys they even manage to get away with a bit of whistling! New song 'Get To The Border' benefits greatly from some haunting cello and is a real standout track. A swampy, Southern style version of 'Zombie Girl' ("she's living dead but hot as hell"), dealing with undead heartache, rides in on the back of some impressively hellish harmonica and reminds me of long-forgotten act The Havalinas. EP closer 'Jules' is another cleanly-sung winner whose chorus, no doubt benefitting from the unplugged scenario that it finds itself in, sounds particularly big, bad and beautiful.

Awesome as a stand-alone release and also a great precursor to the all-electric EP that will follow, 'Tales Of The Worm' gets the Über seal of approval assuring that this won't be the last you'll hear of Monsters In The Attic.......

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