Liverpool’s Cassius Wolf & Das Abs have unveiled their latest single The Sound Of The Guns, a striking reimagining of a track originally written in the early 1980s and now revived for a new era.
Cassius Wolf & Das Abs
The release offers a powerful preview of the duo’s forthcoming album An Afternoon in Bedlam, due out on 29th May 29, and continues their mission to reintroduce long-lost material from their formative years to contemporary audiences.
Formed by Cassius Wolf and Don Watson, the project traces its origins back to late-’70s Liverpool, where the pair first met as schoolboys before becoming immersed in the city’s thriving underground scene. Their early days included time spent at the legendary Eric’s Club, a hub that helped shape the sound of bands like Echo & the Bunnymen, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and The Teardrop Explodes.
Cassius Wolf & Das Abs
The Sound Of The Guns channels that same creative energy, blending post-punk urgency with a punk-reggae rhythm inspired by The Clash. While rooted in its original era, the track feels strikingly relevant, delivering a poignant anti-war message that reflects on the human cost of conflict. Co-written with Liverpool musician John McGlone of Western Promise, the song underscores the band’s deep connection to their local musical heritage.
The single follows I Can’t Reply, another archival rework that explored the emotional complexities of relationships, and together they highlight the thematic scope of An Afternoon In Bedlam. The album draws on restored cassette recordings from the band’s early years, reinterpreted using modern production techniques while preserving their original spirit.
Sonically, the project sits at the intersection of nostalgia and reinvention, pulling from the darker textures of The Cure and Depeche Mode, alongside the experimental ethos of Can and The Velvet Underground.
Recorded largely in a home studio environment, the album reflects a hands-on, independent approach, with the duo maintaining full creative control across writing, production and visual identity. It also forms part of a broader ethos the band describe as “PCore”—a celebration of artists continuing to create and evolve later in life, challenging traditional expectations of longevity within music.
Cassius Wolf & Das Abs
With The Sound Of The Guns, Cassius Wolf & Das Abs bridge past and present—reviving the urgency, experimentation and emotional depth of their early work while proving that creative energy can endure and evolve across decades.
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