Melk – Melk EP
Release Date: Out Now
The reliably excellent Spencer Kilpatrick
is back with his compadres in the elusive Melk and they have five tracks of
heartbreak to wash over you like cleansing holy water. This EP opens with ‘Exhausted’,
a fuzzy blues stomp that drags its sorry ass out of bad at around 2.00pm, slips
on yesterday’s jeans, an old shirt and a pair of sunglasses before drinking cold
coffee on the way to the bar. Essentially, it’s the Dude on a bad day but in
musical form and once the searing guitar solo has finished with your head then
any trace of a hangover will have bled out of your ears.
‘Take All Of My Time’ immediately
perks up the energy levels with a bone rattling romp on a Blues Brothers tip
while ‘Alright’ gets all G Love and the Special Sauce on our collective asses
with a chilled riff and the laid back, gravelly vocals that Kilpatrick is well
known for from his native Reno all the way across the pond. On ‘City’ the mood
slows down again for a slinky, fuzzy little number that makes you want to get in
a convertible and drive out in the middle of the dessert just to watch the neon
lights come on over the horizon at dusk. The EP closes out on ‘Listen’ which is
a Kilpatrick speciality; starting slow like a late night jam after closing time
before kicking it up a notch and getting a cocktail made with just a nod and a wink
at the barman clearing up. Garage with soul, blues with grunge – Melk is always
a good choice.
More information: https://spencerkilpatrick.bandcamp.com/album/melk
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