Token Joker - Ride The Train
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| Token Joker - Ride The Train |
Release Date: Out Now
I have to admit to seeing the
name of this band around the pages of the Westcountry music press and assuming
they were a God awful covers band trotting out Oasis covers and bad versions of
Guns'n'Roses songs. I was wrong. In fact, the Dawlish sextet (in every sense of
the word) are in fact a snarling, throbbing, crotch grabbing rock'n'roll beast
hell bent on causing havoc. 'Ride The Train' is not the finished article by any
stretch of the imagination but the guitars are powerful, the drums thump and
the bass drives it all along in the way you would expect from a rock'n'roll
band. Add in the powerful vocals of Leon Walsh and you're looking at the full
package which comes to fruition with the Black Keys-esque 'woohoos' in the chorus
on top of the power riffs. Some better lyrics, some nice organ and maybe draft
in some female backing vocals for the studio and these guys could combine their
raw rock power with a more soulful sound to make something really energetic and
sweat inducing. I don't use the phrase often but definitely ones to watch.
More information: http://www.tokenjoker.com/
Live Dates:
18th April - Bridgwater
30th May - Cavern, Exeter
26th June - Bridgwater
11th July - Glasdenbury