You want Rock n Roll played with swagger and a dash of panash and with the amps turned up loud oh, and a brass section for added pizazz, Well Rum Bar has it and its called The Inflatable Idols and this is their debut album drawing from several corners of the SoCal underground punk rock scene and RPM favs like TSOL, JJ & The Real Jerks, The Adolescents and Ultrabomb. What else do you need to know to validate this record and make it a must-own for your collection?

Jim Perrault – lead vocals, bass / Frank Agnew – guitar, backup vocals / Joe Jennings – guitar, backup vocals,  / Brian Coakley – guitar, backup vocals / Greg Kuehn – piano, organ / Derek O’Brien – drums, percussion, backup vocals / Geoff Yeaton – baritone, alto, tenor sax / Tavis Werts – trumpet / Belle Johnson – backup vocals / Mika Lett – backup vocals make up this motley crew.

‘GET STIFF!’ kicks off, quite literally with ‘Oxygene Thief’ straight up punk rock old school as Jim snarls out the lyrics whilst the ensemble of Idols harmonise their response whilst those guitar riff and throw out the shapes to keep this crazy train on the rails, just.

The album motors on with a wonderful energy and manages to mould the combined forces into a cohesive punk rock record with Garage rock and even some sweet soul for added flavour. The tempo is set to rage as ‘Drunk On Nostalgia’ rages into ‘Get Up And Get Out’ with its sleazy late night vibes and some of that sweet saxophone honkin out the place with some great call and respond BVs. The swagger of ‘Hero To Zero’ is right up there with som much going on its a real aural assault on the senses but you can bet your bottom dollar its good shit and you want to turn it up and hit repeat.

‘Make Some Noise’ is easily achieved and the overriding feature of this collection of songs is that the band sounds like they’re all on the same page and having a real blast. The arrangments are spot on and varied and the songs might all be in step they are never boring. Its timeless melodies and songs with plenty of punch but delivered with a smile and a swagger that the Infamous Idols know exactly what they’ve got on their hands. If Alice Cooper wrote ‘Imaginary Monster’ for his new LP the Rock n Roll world would lose their shit over how good it was so I’m here to tell you to Crank it up & shake your ass to the Super Superfluous sounds of the Infamous Inflatable Idols and get your sweaty mitts on a copy of this bad boy, you wont regret it and you can thank me later maybe at the Rum Bar over a cold one. Buy It!

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Author: Dom Daley