the wolfmen - modernitykilledeverynight
the splicing together of several words to make a phrase is something that this particular site cannot ever condone, however, this is one album i most certainly can.
the wolfmen debut ep was released a couple of years ago, ireallylovemusic loved it, this new-but-old band comprising of marrco pirroni and chris constantinou from 80s heroes adam and the ants, have released a storming album full of glammed up melodies, beatbox slappin’ technology, dirty blues harmonica, all supplemented by the addition of a steady stream of twang’d up guitar riffs.
there are times the gloss-n-sheen of the production induces memories of 90s industrial-lite superstars garbage, albeit with songs that are fronted by a vocalist who has over the years obviously listened to a lot of iggy pop (though calling one song ‘love is a dog’ is paying homage maybe a little too much), while keeping a best of t-rex collection never far from their mixing desk.
all the songs from the debut ep are included, adding weight to the suggestion that many bands shoot their load on their first record and rarely surpass the quality. thankfully though for this album, the old songs are matched by several other hook heavy slices of fuzzed up fun that make this 11 track album a thoroughly enjoyable listen from start to finish.
in fact, this album has been spun more regularly in the last few weeks than just about anything else, but then if you follow this blog, you’ll know i’m a sucker for glam riffs and catchy choruses, so anyone who crafts an album stuffed to the rafters with chugga chugga guitars, beatbox rock-n-roll, a few saucy-but-cliched lyrics, and you know i’m pumping up the volume and loving every minute.
ok, i’ll admit that the wolfmen may not be overly original or cutting edge in comparison to the rest of the guitar toting whippersnappers out there, but they sure know how to make an album that after a few too many glasses of red, will have you howling at the moon, and, sometimes that’s all you really want from an album really, isn’t it ?
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