M(h)aol – ‘Attachment Styles’
M(h)aol, in a very short time, have been able to leave their mark as one of the more unique voices in the scene. Born partly out of the rising modern Irish punk tradition, the quintet have stood out through a truly raw sound and pointed lyrics, moreso than many other of their contemporaries. A first full length record is no easy feat in its own right, however despite the struggle, M(h)aol) have managed to not only retain that energy in their debut album, but expand on it; ‘Attachment Styles’ is a smash mouth record that puts M(h)aol’s stinging songwriting on display, as they wax lyrical on everything from trauma to triumph, devastation to devotion. Vocalist Róisín Nic Ghearailt and co. waste no time getting to the meat of the matter in the opener ‘Asking For It’, the heaviest i...