Look, there’s not much point in going “ILL sound like The Slits, or The Au Pairs or sound like Devo”, cos they don’t really. They sound like ILL and sound like 2019.
Sure, they’re post punk but only in a loose sense of style and attitude. Remember that story about an early Fall gig in which Mark E Smith popped into the crowd to shove his finger up Howard Devoto’s nose? That’s the best comparison. ILL are a dirty finger up your nose.
Their latest single, ‘Kick Him Out The Disco’ sounds like a porcupine being lashed around a bus shelter while a car alarm goes off. Describing this song is to miss the point, it’s a bloody racket.
That’s why they’re called ILL. Cos you don’t write about being ILL, you just experience it and feel bad afterwards.
Here you go, a finger up your nose.
ILL’s brilliant new single is available now!
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