Single Review – Brave Vultures, I’m Not Coming Back If You’re Not Here EP

Brave Vultures are a four piece emo tinged punk band who hail from the county of Essex in the UK, the I’m Not Coming Back If You’re Not Here EP is their debut release. There already seems to be something of a buzz around them, and they will be building on their following shortly when they head out on a tour that encompasses not only the UK, but also incorporates their initial foray into Europe. The I’m Not Coming Back If You’re Not Here EP was released earlier this month, so what have this Essex quartet bought us with their first offering?

The EP opens with a sample that contains the words “turn it on and rip the knob off’, this has infuriated me ever since trying to place where I’ve heard the sample but I won’t hold that against them, especially as the first track on the EP, This Is Where I Wanna Be, is such a powerful opener. This is how records should start, this track grabs you and makes you pay attention, its powerful chugging riff and powerhouse drums compete with impassioned vocals, straight away they have a new convert to their cause. Whilst first impressions aren’t everything this song has made a hell of an impression on me. They take things down a fair few notches for Safe Ground, this is more of a slow burner that isn’t as immediate as the opening track, but it’s not lacking in the quality and neither is If You Run which steps the pace back up a few notches. The next two tracks, With Me and Don’t Let Me Down, repeat this pattern of easing you down and bringing you back up again.

This is an impressive debut EP, it never quite hits the highs of the opening number, but that is a seriously impressive song so it is a difficult act to follow. There isn’t a weak track, or any moments that have you reaching to skip to the next track, on I’m Not Coming Back If You’re Not Here. If they can build from this impressive starting point then the future looks bright for Brave Vultures.

You can order the I’m Not Coming Back If You’re Not Here EP here

The Brave Vultures website can be found here