{"id":14592,"date":"2021-02-19T05:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T05:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14592"},"modified":"2021-02-17T18:38:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T18:38:44","slug":"dangereens-tough-luck-alien-snatch-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14592","title":{"rendered":"Dangereens \u2013 \u2018Tough Luck\u2019 (Alien Snatch Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Montreal-based good time rock ‘n’ rollers Dangereens came to my attention late last year by chance, on an Amazon playlist. I don\u2019t even remember the song that made my ears prick up, I just remember looking at my phone, clocking the band name and praying I remembered it by the time I got home. I did, I listened to everything they had released that night and purchased their debut album \u2018Tough Luck\u2019 without a second thought.<\/p>\n

Two singles and an EP released digitally, plus this 12-track album are all we have so far, but that will do me for now. But hell, I still don\u2019t get how these boys slipped under our radar!<\/p>\n

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Led by singer\/songwriter Hugo Chartrand, this 5-piece combo take us back to a time when hair was long, trousers were flared and doctors smoked as much as rock stars! It\u2019s a cool mash-up of foot stompin\u2019, 70\u2019s glam, honky-tonk boogies, and garage rock n\u2019 roll. If I were to throw band names in your direction, then I\u2019d have to say this is prime Hanoi Rocks meets The Georgia Satellites, Jammin’ in a smoky bar with The Rolling Stones. Yes, it’s that good bruthas and sistas!<\/p>\n

They got the look too. Skinny frames wrapped in skinny jeans; microphone stands draped in scarves and guitars slung from the knees. I mean, just look at the cover art…. that’s rock n\u2019 roll debauchery right there, and I’m glad to say Dangereens sound as good as they look.<\/p>\n

Opener and first single \u2018Streets Of Doom\u2019 is a frantic, fuzzy blast of energy. Full of sonically seductive licks, cool as you like Keef styled riffs and Hugo Chartrand\u2019s laid-back drawl. It\u2019s all held together by a pumping rhythm section. This band plays it like they mean it for sure.<\/p>\n

\u2018Thieves\u2019 melds the cool of New York punk with the edginess of UK punk and adds the danger of prime Guns n\u2019 Roses. An ace mid-section takes the song to a different place for a moment before going off on a solo section to finish.<\/p>\n