It’s hard to believe it, but these original retro rockers released their first album in 2009, and this is album number six. They seem to hit the right spot between blues, rock, and groove for me that sets them above the rest of the copyists – and in Jay Buchanan they have one hell of a frontman with a great set of pipes.
The lead off track, Do Your Worst, was released as the first single and is a total banger. Sugar On The Bone has an old school blues swagger vibe with a killer vocal and really grooves along. The title track is an epic slow piece that reminds me of all the bands from the southern US in the seventies – it has such a great vibe. Too Bad is my favourite track on the record and one of their best – it has so much feeling and is such a powerful piece. Stood By Me has that Sticky Fingers feel with the groove and the vocal is epic. Imperial Joy is old school rocked up R&B. The big surprise for me on the album is The End Of Forever with the electronic intro before the most monster of riffs takes over. This track really swings. This band just get better and better.
9.5/10 from The Grooveman.
