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Four For The Road E.P.

      
         
         
         
     
             
Rough Grind are a rock band from Finland formed in 2014, releasing 'Son Of A Gun' E.P. later that same year. Describing their sound as "dark roasted rock", the band released two singles earlier this year and have just released their second E.P. 'Four For The Road'.    
             
Hard hitting and punchy, the new E.P. from Finnish rock band Rough Grind gets off to a bombastic opening with 'Coffin To Go'. Full of energy and intensity, 'Coffin To Go' is very much in your face with a mild hint of aggression. Foot stompingly addictive with a Southern rock twang, 'Coffin To Go' is a cracking song.    
             
Picking up the pace and rampaging along with a more American hard rock feel about it, 'Dead End Street' is infectious and head noddingly addictive. Maybe a little too heavy to be classed as party rock, it definitely has that vibe and would make any party come alive. The pace picks up once again as 'Face The Music' sets off in a blistering blur of buzzing guitars and galloping rhythms. Breaking down to a mid tempo foot stomp, 'Face The Music' is the heaviest song on the E.P. and has the best guitar solo too.    
             
With only four songs on offer, Rough Grind have impressed with this release, and I for one cannot wait for a full length album to come forth. But until that moment, the E.P. ends in a more mellow fashion, with the power ballad 'The Man You Used To Know'. Featuring a cracking sing a long style chorus and a superb vocal performance, 'The Man You Used To Know' is one of the punchiest power ballads you'll ever hear.    
             
Overall, an impressive introduction to the unique sound of Rough Grind, infectious and catchy, that will have you feet tapping and head nodding from start to finish.    
             
             
Review by Iron Mathew Collins    
             
Reviewed for Inverse Records    
             
             
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