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RosvoRosvo – Ticks And Ants is a bit more easier to get to grips with partly as they sing in English and secondly as the vocalist Peter Dolving is no stranger having been in Mary Beats Jane and The Haunted in the past. Not that anyone should be lulled into a false sense of security as familiarity not only breeds contempt but as far as these four numbers are concerned also unveils a certain amount of lunacy. A huge bellow and drum battery takes us into the indignant mass of ‘Mommy Dearest’ and the vocals have a nice timbre to them which along with the seething spite from the music reminds a fair bit of Today Is The Day. Clean vocals hit harmonies that remind a bit of Perry Farrell too and it’s a hefty sound to get acclimatised too. One gets the feeling that Mommy has had her chips especially as next song is called ‘Start Chopping’ and it sets about slicing its way through things with cleaving guitars and thumping drums. Plenty of hate and rage going on here but it flows and gels perfectly despite the massive muscular tumult. ‘Seasick’ goes for the throat but as title suggests there are some skewed arrangements and it rocks and rolls all over the place even practically mocking pop-punk with its chorus. ‘Theme Park Family Fun’ is nuts, just like a family day trip or being on a ride you desperately want to get off. Purposely going out of tune it’s a tale of ‘Wonderful Life’ designed to make you cringe before it goes postal like a parent fed up with snot-nose whining complaints. “I hate these people!” Indeed! A band well worth watching out for.