Album Review: Cosmit by Cosmit (by Emma Prew)

Bristol-based label Specialist Subject Records have a brand new band on their ever impressive roster but, although the band itself is new, you may well be familiar with its members. A Specialist Subject supergroup of sorts, Cosmit are Jeremy and Steven formerly of Austeros (RIP), Max of Toodles & The Hectic Pity, Erica Freas and the SSR legend that is Kay Stanley. After forming last year and playing their first ever gig at the Specialist Subject Christmas party and just one other show earlier this year for Toodles’ EP launch, Cosmit have just released their debut three track EP.

The first of the three songs is called Keep It Real. An upbeat and snappy tune of only a minute and a half in length, Keep It Real features fuzzy garage punk style riffs and succinct lyrics. A particular highlight of the song is the subtle backing harmonies (‘Ooh-ba-ba-ooh’) as Jeremy sings ‘Yeah we can keep it real’. Stranger is the name of the second track. Here we have another fast paced number that is quite simply an infectiously catchy pop song. If it wasn’t for the fact that the song opens with the line ‘Don’t leave me here, All on my own’, you might mistake this song for carefree and happy number. It certainly feels like one you’d want to play loud when the sun is shining outside, particularly the chorus which sees Jeremy and Erica exchanging lines. The final song of the trio is the bass-heavy Rolling Sea. Cosmit slow the pace down a little here which allows the listener to focus fully on every word that Jeremy sings. Rolling Sea is about being there for someone, even if all they feel like doing is crying – crying can be a great release and you shouldn’t feel ashamed to want to cry. The song has some of the finest lyrics I’ve heard this year – ‘You can keep crying, Put it all out there, Every tear, Is a fist in the air’.

A Cosmit 7" is available to pre-order (due mid May) but the songs are available to download and stream on Bandcamp now.

You can also like Cosmit on Facebook to keep an eye on what they’re up to next.

This review was written by Emma Prew.