Eagulls performed at Rotown during Motel Mozaïque two years ago, a show symptomatic of a band finally able to bellow out a long-supressed primal scream. It was loud, it was fiery and it hurt like hell. Legendary stuff. In some measure, it was Killing Joke’s heavy guitar wallop, Joy Division prowling smoulder and The Cure’s poignant pop sensibilities all rolled into one. Vocalist George Mitchell meanders the stage as if perpetually teetering on the utmost pain threshold, howling lyrics about alienation and dispair with eyes closed.

Sophomore LP Ullages explores and moves that threshold further. The album was recorded in an old church with producer Matt Peel and mixed by Craig Silvey (Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails). According to the band, the music has become more dynamic, with melodies more drawn out and pervasive between the hailstorms of noise. Eagulls’ impressive latest single  My Life In Rewind emphatically delivers on that promise and then some.