I had not heard of this band at all before BKP popped it into a late June care package. He said he took a chance on it himself, and I can't speak for him, but me likey...
I alluded to this record a couple of weeks ago in a post on The Shouting Matches. I get a lot of TP & the Heartbreakers in the style and a little Eric Burdon in the vocal. I made one note about a song invoking The Cult and another raising Blue Oyster Cult...
It's nothing that hasn't been done before yet it grows on you with its gritty hooks.
From Canada, they list Grand Funk Railroad, The Rolling Stones and R.L. Burnside as influences and are apparently attempting to appeal to the legion of Black Keys fans. Sure, why not... I found it to pair nicely with the Gary Hoey on the same disc, which means this is a short (37 minutes) record, too. I only see it available to the States as a $9 download and I'd be pleased with the purchase if I had made it (thanks again, BKP).
These guys call themselves "Ottawa’s four emissaries of apocalyptic blues." I don't know about that, but I will seek them out in the future.
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