SIR-VERE Find Their Own Frequency on Electrifying ‘Rebound/Iggy’ EP
In an era when genre-blurring is the norm but true disruption is rare, SIR-VERE’s new AA-side EP Rebound/Iggy doesn’t just toe the line between electronic mayhem and punk ferocity—it torches the rulebook altogether. Hailing from Milton Keynes, this UK collective continues its fearless sonic excavation of modern malaise, rebellion, and wired emotion with a release that previews the band’s forthcoming ROCKtronicS LP (due this October via Worldsound / Virgin Music). If these two tracks are any indication, that album is going to detonate.
Let’s get one thing straight: SIR-VERE don’t dabble in nostalgia—they weaponize influence. “Rebound” kicks off like a cyborg love song that crawled out of a sweaty underground rave at 3 a.m. on Mars. The synths are glacial but glowing, evoking Violator-era Depeche Mode with a splash of NIN’s mechanical churn. But underneath the circuitry is a human pulse: Craig White’s lyrics explore the hazy emotional terrain of rebound relationships, where lust and longing tangle with regret. “It’s about the bounce between one relationship to another,” White says, “but still feeling love.” You can feel it. And then you want to move to it.
On the flip, “Iggy” comes barreling in with swagger and scuzz, a sonic love letter to the shirtless saint of proto-punk himself, Iggy Pop. This is the EP’s heartbeat—a primal stomp of live drums and bass, lashed to an indie dance skeleton that practically demands movement. It’s unfiltered tribute meets modern defiance. You can almost see the ghost of Fun House grinning behind every riff. While “Rebound” courts the digital future, “Iggy” is a beer-soaked basement gig in a leather jacket—raw, ritualistic, and rightfully reverent.
There’s no mistaking that Rebound/Iggy is both a love letter to chaos and a manifesto of freedom. SIR-VERE’s frontman Craig Hammond puts it best: “We stick to our guns.” And those guns are firing on all cylinders. This is punk in spirit, electronic in execution, and rebellious by nature.
After the underground success of Lovescope, which was picked up by Worldsound/Virgin Music Group after its indie debut, SIR-VERE have nothing left to prove—and everything left to demolish. Rebound/Iggy is less a preview than a promise: ROCKtronicS is coming, and it won’t ask for your attention—it’ll take it.
For Fans Of: Nine Inch Nails, Primal Scream, The Prodigy, LCD Soundsystem, Iggy Pop on fire in a neon dream
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