At long last – an album
as good as this.
I don’t even want to
say The Jam since you might think of pale imitators. If this is The Jam, then
these are some of the best songs Paul Weller didn’t write in the 80s (stuff
like “Need You” and “Another World” in particular). They play soul punk music –
direct, concise, with fantastic attitude. They are Australian, too.
Just great melodies
all around. Choruses in the title track or “Carolina” are garage-rock bliss, and
High also features “Garbage” which is vitriolic and “Wouldn’t You Know” which
is a forgotten soulful gem from the 60s.
You won’t get tired
of it, however hard you might try. If anything – you’ll want more. The good
news is that their 2011 debut is almost as good. Year’s most exciting etc. etc?
Sounds about right.
