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Photo by Ella Margolin We've only heard two singles from London's Man/Woman/Chainsaw, and we're already impressed by how diverse the band is proving to be. Released back in August, "Grow a Tongue in Time" was a moody, theatrical noise rock song with string instruments. Their latest, "The Boss," is more traditionally a rock song that keeps the theatricality intact. It's more of a punk style song, faster and noisy, with some serious hardcore style breakdowns. This is a huge sounding song overflowing with noise and melody, and it's just purely badass punk mad more so by violin. The band says of their latest single: “‘The Boss’ is the heaviest of the songs on the EP and definitely a live favorite of ours. We wanted to express our frustration with imbalanced power dynamics in our everyday lives with a big supermassive rant of a rock song. Working in the studio with Dan Fox of Gilla Band was fun and allowed us to experiment with getting the song to sou...

Photo by Ella Margolin London's Man/Woman/Chainsaw have a specific sound that doesn't quite sound like anyone else. Their latest single, "Grow a Tongue in Time," has a very theatrical element, almost like it could belong in a musical. It's heavy on vocals and piano, but also has a noise rock element hiding behind it. It's filled with traditional string instruments while building a tension with electric feedback that never quite ends in the explosion you're expecting. The closest comparison I could make for "Grow a Tongue in Time" would be Bjork meets The Last Dinner Party, but Man/Woman/Chainsaw truly have their own thing going on. Man/Woman/Chainsaw says of their latest single: " [Grow A Tongue In Time] is a stream-of-consciousness look at jealousy, desire and self-pity. This began with a very stripped back arrangement on just bass, which gradually grew as we added different elements, from droning violin to creaking bowed guitar. Although I...