Some chump pipes up every few years with the “rock n roll is dead” nonsense. As usual, you have to know where to look. And we at RPM have been championing Black Bombers for some time now. With their latest upcoming album ‘Vive La Revolution’, they have potentially one of the best albums of 2024.

With the added sonic muscle of Steve Crittall on guitar, ‘No Pity’ is righteously furious. The band are energised and focused, the mid-song breakdown is perfectly timed. ‘Everything Is Ruined’ comes across like a feral Buzzcocks, I keep hitting ‘play’ on this one. ‘Pretty Boy’ nails a primitive, hypnotic riff, and ‘Loose Lips’ is a snappy two minutes that shows their poppier side.

‘Last Bite’ is epic, and ‘Good Times Gone’ shows their contemporaries how to do it, there’s no shortage of great tunes here. The Bombers take the garage rock blueprint and inject some excitement and enthusiasm into it. You could even imagine Birchy smiling. Almost.

‘What Do You See?’ proves they can do something more delicate without losing their identity, before ‘The Price’ ramps things up again. ‘Sometimes’ is the last original Bombers tune, and no slouch, before they batter one of my favourite Bowie tunes. Yes, ‘Boys Keep Swinging’ emerges bruised and glorious, sounds like Steve enjoyed letting rip.

I’ve preordered, obviously. Alan, Darren, Dave and Steve should be rightfully proud of this, their best release yet. If you get the chance, go see them a.s.a.p. Vive la révolution!

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Author: Martin Chamarette