The Maladies inventive approach to folk-rooted Rock n roll swings wildly between erratic guitar noise, shrieking vocals and driving swamp beats, to chain gang antiphony and haunting traditional melody. Ably produced by Jamie Hutchings (Bluebottle Kiss), The stunning debut is a fat trimmed 9 track affair which manages to strike a balance between capturing the raw cacophony of The Maladies live show, whilst still allowing them to utilise the studio as a creative tool. A no holds bar approach to style and instrumentation results in a record that is truly eclectic yet fully realised.