{"id":11689,"date":"2020-04-22T05:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T05:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=11689"},"modified":"2020-04-18T14:48:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T14:48:29","slug":"lovesores-bats-from-planet-skull-self-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=11689","title":{"rendered":"Lovesores \u2013 \u2018Bats From Planet Skull\u2019 (Self Released)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Earlier this week this all new nine track album from Portland Oregon\u2019s Lovesores hit me completely out of the blue like some virtual hammer blow to the head, for three very differing reasons.<\/p>\n

Firstly, cranking this baby up via Bandcamp I noticed I somehow totally missed their 2018 Thee Slayer Hippy produced \u2018Gods of Ancient Grease\u2019 album, yup I know that\u2019s an epic fail on my part, especially as I had everything the band had released up to that point.<\/p>\n

Then secondly, I check in with the band\u2019s singer Scott Drake on Facebook only to see him sharing the news that Lovesores had split up and \u2018Bats From Planet Skull\u2019 would be their last record. Unless it made the band millionaires, then, and only then might they do one more\u2026but only one!<\/p>\n

Finally, there\u2019s the all-important music that these guys produce. This is music that makes me recall a time when music lovers and musicians alike weren\u2019t hell bent on being part of some here today gone today scene and we just went to gigs irrespective of genres simply because we loved the bands. Remember those halcyon days? Well opener \u2018Some For Tomorrow (Some For Tonight)\u2019 is a classic example of this – it\u2019s like someone has just taken the stiletto sharp street spirit of The Cramps and the spit and sawdust savagery of Nashville Pussy put them in a blender alongside generous helpings of The Humpers back catalogue and the result immediately has me bouncing off the walls. Something that shows no signs of letting up for album\u2019s twenty something minutes run time.<\/p>\n

Highlights? Well, each of the nine tracks is a cold-blooded punk rock \u2018n\u2019 roll killer, but if I were forced to single out a few tunes of particular note then I would have to say that the nine pint swagger of \u2018Belle In The Belfry\u2019 (think Harrington Saints minus the hardcore influence and you won\u2019t be too far away) coupled with insanely catchy \u2018Bishop Of Worms\u2019 which cleverly twists Smokey Robinson into the type of horn driven punk rock stomper that RFTC once excelled in writing, are immediate stand outs.<\/p>\n

In some ways \u2018Bats From Planet Skull\u2019 reminds me of Spermbirds awesome \u2018Go To Hell And Turn Left\u2019 from just last year. That LP also appeared out of nowhere and blew all comers out of the water, and believe when I say it will take a lot to top this record for sheer unbridled low-slung guitar rock \u2018n\u2019 roll joy in 2020. Oh, and whilst I remember in \u2018Hot Pants\u2019 the band have penned perhaps the unintentional anthem for this summer, should we ever be allowed out of ours houses that is.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bats From Planet Skull\u2019 is available digitally right now via the Bandcamp link at the bottom of this review. It\u2019s also up as a \u201cname your price\u201d download, so even if you are struggling for cash right now you can still get to hear this fantastic blast of punk rock music at a budget to suit you.<\/p>\n

Go fill your Chelsea boots brothers and sisters and don\u2019t forget to tell Scott that RPM sent you. Let\u2019s make Lovesores millionaires so he then has to get the band back together for one more record, because the joyous racket that the Lovesores make is just sooooooo damn fine!!!<\/p>\n

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Author: Johnny Hayward<\/p>\n

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