CALL ME AMOUR EP REVIEW

CALL ME AMOUR

REVIEWER – GRAEME WRIGHT

Those of you with long memories will remember me raving about Call Me Amour when they supported Pop Evil in Manchester in 2023. Their live performance blew me away that day and they were easily the match of the brilliant headliners. They are due back in Manchester in a few weeks time having bagged a support gig for the Set It Off tour and I for one will be out to see them again. They play a powerful blend of Alternative Metal with a touch of dark Electronic music thrown into the mix and they are pretty much everything you’d want from a Modern Rock outfit. Singer HR ( Harry Radford, previously of Yashin) is the ultimate showman who thinks nothing of jumping into crowds with his microphone to lead the audience in a communal sing along. The rest of the band are no slouches either and this new release is testament to the time they’ve spent together honing their skills over the last couple of years.

This self titled record contains five songs of the highest order and they are so good I’m hard pushed to pick a favourite from this collection. ‘Happy Hell’ kicks things off with a bone crunching bass line before HR joins the proceedings with a harsh vocal that quickly turns to melody. There is a huge and immediate chorus and this song has certainly woken up anybody at the back of the class who may be dozing. ‘Bloom’ is up next and if you put a gun to my head this is probably my favourite song in this collection . Featuring a guest vocal from Scott Kennedy (Bleed From Within), it’s an ominous but beautiful song which was released in 2024 and did a lot to bring Call Me Amour to the attention of the masses. ‘Good Day’ follows and it’s another fantastic tune with able support this time from Mikey Chapman (Mallory Knox). It kicks in within an insistent Pop/Rock guitar break and it’s noticeably lighter in tone than its predecessors. I literally can’t wait to hear this new music in the live arena and the hits keep coming with penultimate track ‘Where’s The Chemistry’, which takes yet another left turn with a touch of melancholy about the singing as well as HR’s customary fire and vocal agility which for me is already second to none.

The record closes out with ‘Dreams’ with its eighties Goth/Pop style opening which morphs into an almost anthemic yet slower paced effort which is just beautiful. It’s probably too late for you to get in at the ground floor with Call Me Amour because it’s clear this is a band that is already going places, but you owe it to yourself to listen to this record and get out to see them live. Trust me, these guys are going to be huge.

BAND

HR – Vocals

Geoff Murphy – Guitars

Danny Hall – Drums

ALBUM TRACK LIST

1. Happy Hell

2. Bloom (ft Scott Kennedy)

3. Good Day (ft Mikey Chapman)

4. Where’s The Chemistry

5. Dreams