Stretch To Mould are no strangers to releasing good rock music. Their debut album Shadows was released in 2012 and packed a solid punch of hard hitting riffs and was laced with melody, but now they’re back again with a bigger sound and if you haven’t heard their music yet, now would be a good time to pay attention.
The Painting Faces EP is a more refined sound than its predecessor. Musically it’s bolder and lyrically captivating. Vocalist/guitarist, Darrell Vickers has grown vocally with a richer tone that is more confident and cohesive.
The opening track, Fire, has a great crunchy tone and Darrell’s gruffer vocals really work well here. With a tighter sound Stretch To Mould sound like they have been around a lot longer than their few short years with such a polished sound. Stand out tracks, Let Go and Fake It really draw your attention with a great pace of tempo and irresistible melody. You'll especially want to have these two tracks on repeat.
The trouble with EP’s are they are never long enough but they do serve their purpose, to make you want more, and Painting Faces does exactly that.
Stretch to Mould formed in February 2012 when Darrell Vickers got in contact with Jackson Kyle, Blain Fitzpatrick and Marcus Brown and asked if they would be interested in forming the band. All three of them were interested and the line up was confirmed. The band started rehearsing immediately, with a set full of alternative rock originals and within three weeks of forming the band played their first shows opening for Rusty Designz in Raumati Beach and Rockin’ the Hutt, an annual festival in Lower Hutt. Stretch to Mould is currently working on their debut album "Shadows" due to be release in October this year (2012). Visit the bands facebook page and click the "Like" button to go in the draw to win a copy.