Website [Release date 17.07.26]

Oh boy The Stones and Parker Barrow release new albums within a week of each other. The old guard release a masterpiece, and the new guard release what could be their masterpiece but it’s a little early in their career to declare that, this being only their second album..

Whether it is or not, this band are definitely leading the new wave of classic rock n roll. It’s real it’s full on attitude ,pedal to metal rawk n roall!!! Carrying the torch forward for a new generation of dedicated rockers. Not for the weak hearted.

The band is fronted by Megan Kane, who I think, and have stated many times, has the most amazing and unique voice. It’s not only powerful it claims it’s own entity. Its not just another female vocalist belting out at full tilt, it’s the phrasing, which throws in a little vulnerability into the mix, it’s the delivery – its one of those voices that you hear and know straight away. Who’s that? – Megan Kane. And behind the band, pushing them forward is Dylan Turner, drummer extraordinaire and husband of Megan Kane. A chance meeting brought these two together in true rock n roll kismet. He so reminds me of Free and Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke. Adding the raunch to the band and making up the song writing team with Dylan is Alex Bender, who is pulling all sorts of influences from Jimmy Page to Keith Richards to Rich Robinson, to Duane Allman, and probably a whole host of classic rock guitarists. His right hand guitar slinger is Will Tipton, and the two compliment each other on so many levels. On bass is rock solidly fluent Kyle Priber, and completing the line up is Eric Safka on keyboards who is like the offspring of a three parent family consisting of Jon Lord, Greg Allman and Nicky Barclay from Fanny. With this line up of 2 guitars, drums, bass and keyboards they really do sound seventies classic authentic.

So after that little intro to the band lets get to the album It sucker punches you to the gut with The Healer. Slide reminiscent of Joe Walsh in The James Gang, and the vocal drops in like a three hundred mile an hour hot rod. It features some of that glorious Hammond organ I was talking about earlier There’s no going back after hearing this track, which could be about a cult leader. If it is I’m in.

Blinded hits next with some great BV harmonies, and full on PB treatment. If you’ve been listening to the singles I’ve been reviewing for the last six months or so you will be familiar with these two tracks, in fact you may be familiar with most of the tracks as they have been dropping single after single on a regular basis leading up to this monster.

Their current single and last song written for the album is next . Nothing Left To Save, a real high octane rocker, rocks where it should and rolls where it shouldn’t. Megan says she came out of her comfort zone for this one about life on the road in a band. Most vocalists would be happy to lie in Megan’s comfort zone if only they could. To take it to the next level is like invoking the paranormal. A Led Zep style riff kicks it off, but it also features some Hendrix style playing in the middle eight, on which Alex played a Strat to get that feel.

The riff and wah wah solo on track four Novocaine are also heavily influenced by Hendrix, a tribute to a great artist who is getting lost to younger generations due his estates attitude toward his exclusivity.

Olivia Lane highlights their sensitive side with a low key acoustic intro, and featuring some beautiful acoustic guitar interplay between Alex and Will. Three quarters through and it develops into a full electric band work out, and makes you want to start the track again once it ends. And just when you thought it was safe to relax they shoot you up with amphetamine to the jugular with Make It, a song not shy in coming forward with Megan’s desire.

I’ve mentioned Fanny before, and I mentioned them in the review of Glass Eyes as a single and I’m mentioning them again. From the keyboard laden intro, to the vocal to the backing vocal harmonies and the guitar chord structure it just transports me back in time as a thirteen year old in Manchester Uni on a Saturday night watching that all girl band kick some ass. Yeah I know they shouldn’t have let me in but I was tall for my age. So back to the tune in question I doubt if this was deliberate, they must be just channelling the same creative airwaves as the artists were tapping into fifty odd years ago. And we can only be grateful.

New song Ruby’s Reckoning is a total contrast to the previous tracks, but a very welcome one. Its is a real authentic country blues, complete with mandolin and honky-tonk sounding piano. Yeah we do all want a piece of the pie.

And the ninth and final track on the album is a cover of The Black Crowes, My Morning Song. A song of so many parts and time signatures it could almost be described as prog. But it is so steeped in southern rockness that it gets away with it. I would say it was heavily influenced by songs on Exile On Main Street like Loving Cup and Soul Survivor. The band shine on this, with feel, emotion, and playing. I’ve never been a great Black Crowes fan but listening to this I could be persuaded.

So there we are – nine stand alone, stand out tracks, designed to make you salivate like a Pavlov’s dog I am so glad its finally out in the public, all the songs we have listened to on their own as singles sitting together in union This is rock, this is rock n roll, this is acoustic rock , this is channelling music from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s and fusing it into one cohesive 21st century unit. They do it so damn well

They are playing some dates now and next week and also in November/December. Go see them, they wont be in these intimate settings for long, this band is on the rise. *****

Review by Andy Sharrocks

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