THE HIDDEN PERILS OF DANCING EP - REVIEWS

A Badge Of Friendship - 4/5
Finally, an EP with a bit of kick! The Sucio boys (and there's only three of them mind) make a lot of noise. Good noise. There's some killer riffs here but it isn't all repetitive. Sucioperro manage to mix rocky melodies with sweet, tuneful breaks. 'Imitation Heaven' is a prime example of this. 'Found You Makin'' doesn't mess around. This tune opens with an almost "stop n start" riff and some great harmonizing to boot. There's no reason why anyone who's into good hard tunes wouldn't like Sucioperro. Keep an eye on these guys!
Claire Lim
 

This Is Fake DIY - 4.5/5
A squeal of feedback is the last thing you hear as you suddenly get bundled into the mad, mad world of Ayrshire trio Sucioperro - a world of aggressive riffery and wanton screams coated in a devil-may-care attitude. First song 'Imitation Heaven' shows a band full of ideas, lurching from one extreme to the next with admirable pace, a remarkable Biffy Clyro-esque versatility to the songs given the minimal personnel in the group.

As the EP draws onward, 'Found You Makin' and 'The Drop' equally show different sides to the band, with the latter combining some smart guitar playing with heart-felt vocals. It almost goes wrong in final track 'The Hidden Perils Of Dancing'. A riff decidedly similar to those conjured up by Limp Bizkit takes hold of the stereo, but there's no red-capped wanker to be heard and some quick fret-tapping carries us off in a direction we never knew existed, let alone contemplated visiting.

Finally, the song breaks down, the CD whirrs to a halt. The band have managed to capture their live vigour well on record, and the recording ethic, while not squeaky clean, encapsulates the band's unique sound perfectly. Only one way to go now - onward, and upward.
Del Noble

Low Wattage
This is Sucioperro's second EP in as many years and their first as a three piece following the departure of a guitarist a while back. Not that you'd notice, as the work presented here is complete in every sense. The material is excellent and the production retains an organic feel, sounding almost like the band were captured live.

Sucioperro deal in songs with precise, stop-start (and often very heavy) riffs leading intuitively into melodic breaks and understated guitar work, affording the songs a welcome degree of diversity. Most of the spaces in the songs are crammed with manic drum fills giving a sense of rhythmic urgency and pace. All of these elements are employed skilfully in the first track, Imitation Heaven. A metallic riff kicks things off nicely and leads us through a passage of beautifully melodic breaks and frantic rhythms. Found you Makin' employs the same base elements, although this time a slower, looser dynamic is evident. Sucio are particularly effective when coupling muscular, riff based instrumental sections with melodic, vocal led choruses. Third track, The Drop, has a brighter, more optimistic feel and is probably the most accessible song on the EP. It features a guitar refrain that lodges immediately in the listener's brain and displays Sucio's knack with a tune. The Hidden Perils of Dancing starts with a simple vocal/guitar line before catching me slightly off-guard with the combination of heavy dynamics, lyrical negativity and almost classical sounding passages. The use of a soaring vocal line in the chorus in the context of an overwhelmingly negative narrative makes for an exhilarating listen. The repeat cries of "I'll suffer!" at end make a fitting close to the EP.

"The Hidden Perils of Dancing" is a great piece of work from a band in the ascendancy. They are still relatively unknown to the wider audience but if their output retains this level of quality, and their live show continues to develop as it has done in the past, there can be no stopping them. Sucioperro are clearly talented musicians, though importantly, this is coupled with the ability to write brilliant songs with a wide appeal. To paraphrase Josh Homme, "Heavy enough for the guys, sweet enough for the chicks". Couldn't have put it better myself.
Scott Hamilton