Fast’n’loose power-poppin punk rock to put a big fat smile on your chops whilst the band cut loose with some tasty sugarry tunes cut loosly with a great live feeling with the emphasis on the tune and melody the production is rough and ready and captures the moment perfectly letting the songs breath and display a big ray of musical sunshine outta your speakers.

They beg, steal and borrow from the good and great with familiar magpie loans from the likes of the Damned in the opener, The Saints and the likes of The Undertones, especially on ‘Coming Home’ which is almost ‘Teenage Kicks’ Australian style and why not. The BV’s are lush, and the overall vibe is uplifting and just sheer enjoyment. There are Riffs borrowed from Malcolm Young via Johnny Thunders and Walter Lure, and a whole lot more.

Melbourne, Australia’s LOOSE LIPS pour all their collective know-how into their debut album ‘Last Laugh’, released by Dig! Records, and self-released by the band from their home base in Melbourne, Australia. The world may be turning to shit, but snotty power pop seems oblivious. Turn the amps up to overdrive them, push the fader up to capture the magic and pour in some top melodies captured from the band’s extensive output with other bands, but if you know you know from the Prize to the Unknowns to The Chats via some Chubby, then of course this trio are more than capable of wonderful things and boy do they deliver. From the snotty foot stomper ‘Good Bye Johnny’ to the thoughtful DC horns aloft of ‘Tonight We Go’ via the delicious tub thumping Heartbreakers homage that is ‘Nothing I Wan’t’ its simply unadulterated live for today rock n roll. You just can’t fake this shit, and when done properly it’s just a majestic ten-track stonker.

Josh (guitar/ vocals; The Chats and the Unknowns), Ethan (bass/ vocals; Chubby and the Gang, The Prize, Street Sweeper) and Nadine (drums/ vocals; The Prize), you absolutely killed it here. ‘Last Laugh’ is the sound of some pals sharing the love they have for punk n power pop and turning in a DIY ear bomb that’ll be ringing in your head until they do it again on the next album this is uncomplicated wonderful songs laid bare waiting for you to pour it into your ears – just take it and enjoy being one o fthe smart kids in owning the debut album from Loose Lips – simply buy this record!

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Author: Dom Daley