Premiere: Moderate Rebels – ‘Liberate’

Stark songwriting with a driving, rhythmic feel...

Moderate Rebels are an exercise in minimalism.

Live, the band's shadowy take on sparse psych-punk seems to obey only one rule, “to use as few words and chords as possible”.

Championed by 6Music's Steve Lamacq, the group's studio work reveals a patient, cautious sense of experimentation.

New EP 'Proxy' is incoming, with Clash able to premiere the swirling, stark psychedelia of 'Liberate'.

It's a curious affair – at once deadpan yet also wholly sincere, Moderate Rebels casually mark out their own territory.

Tune in now.

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