Dirty Thrills - Sweetheart Of The Slums EP
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| Dirty Thrills - Sweetheart Of The Slums EP |
Release Date: Out Now
If you met these guys on a film
set you'd assume they were taking a break from playing the arch nemeses of the
Darkness in some sort of Victoriana themed rock'n'roll face off movie with
plenty of St Trinians style girls in school uniform running around. In real
life, Dirty Thrills are a four piece from London town with barely a year
under their belts as a band but a serious sense of mischief and determination
that most bands can only dream of. New EP, 'Sweetheart Of The Slums', kicks off
(in every sense) with 'Lettebomb' and immediately you get the unwavering sense
that these guys are here to have their say. Sleazy, bluesy, Buckcherry style
guitars mix with Black Keys vocals and a grinding driving rhythm section to
create a perfect rock'n'roll ditty to get hot and sweaty to.
'Feelin'' has a chugging vibe to
it with a snaking, hypnotic guitar riff that snakes in to your ear like the
song of a sensuous siren only for front man Louis James to scream his Steven
Tyler aping vocal over the team and keep you on the straight and narrow. The
final official track on this collection is a slower, more deliberate blues rock
track, 'Hourglass', that snarls, growls and generally howls through the verses
before the chorus sings out with an almost gospel-like sense of affirmation to
it. Luckily for us, there is a bonus track in the shape of a live version of
'No Resolve' from Lechiade Festival which just shows that these guys can cut it
live and have the rock'n'roll chops to pull this kind of thing off outside the
studio. These guys channel some of my favourite bands - Reef, Brother &
Bones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Black Keys - and add a slightly more sexual, sleazy
feel which can only be a good thing, right? I mean, what can't be improved by a
little sexing up around the edges?
More information: https://www.facebook.com/DirtyThrills
Live Dates:
10th September - The Barfly, London w/Leogun
10th October - The Old Moot House, London
14th November - The Rolleston Arms, Swindon
6th December - Planet Rock Stock, Porthcawl