{"id":18542,"date":"2022-04-29T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=18542"},"modified":"2022-04-27T13:13:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T13:13:38","slug":"jon-spencer-the-hitmakers-spencer-gets-it-lit-bronzerat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=18542","title":{"rendered":"Jon Spencer &#038; The Hitmakers &#8211; &#8216;Spencer Gets It Lit&#8217; (Bronzerat)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71kOY6ltMrL._AC_SL1200_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71kOY6ltMrL._AC_SL1200_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71kOY6ltMrL._AC_SL1200_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71kOY6ltMrL._AC_SL1200_-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71kOY6ltMrL._AC_SL1200_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71kOY6ltMrL._AC_SL1200_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71kOY6ltMrL._AC_SL1200_-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71kOY6ltMrL._AC_SL1200_-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71kOY6ltMrL._AC_SL1200_.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The indelible Jon Spencer (Blues Explosion, Boss Hog, Pussy Galore, Heavy Trash, etc) is back in the room and this time he&#8217;s brought The Hit Makers whilst the Blues Explosion takes a break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, What does it sound like man?  Is it a departure for Jon has he gone pop? First off you get plenty of bang for your buck as this bad boy contains Thirteen phat beating, fuzzed up, Groovy Rock n Roll baby, and that right where you want to be.  Hell, it&#8217;s Jon Spencer god damn it. &#8216;Junk Man&#8217; is like the beastie boys got transported into Spencer&#8217;s head and he poured out that hustling groovy vibe with a paper thin synth lick on top of a big beat with added howling from your main man, Perfick innit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Spencer sure does get things lit as he delivers his fucked up sounds and if you&#8217;re not on board by the time &#8216;Get It Right Now&#8217; is in full flight your head is rumbling to the backbeat and Spencer&#8217;s whack vocals and lyrics.  Gets It Lit delivers in spades, it&#8217;s exciting, Fucked up, depraved, and all in his inimitable gonzo style. It sure is a head fuck and &#8216;Death Ray&#8217; is only the third track on offer. As the guitar flickers to life via a paper thin lick its a shuffle and some tweaking blinking synths as Spencer dishes out his sermon about God knows what (a second inside his head would terrify 99.9% of the population Who knows how he manages to get that shit out and onto tape at the best of times but I can&#8217;t help but feel that he&#8217;s got a cheeky grin in the booth when recording this record.  It&#8217;s messed up for sure it&#8217;s a melting pot like no other but damn it&#8217;s good.  fuzz guitar, fat synths, rhapsodises, Wild guitar breaks, and lyrics intended to mess with the most stable mind. Spencer Gets It Lit for sure.  Whilst there is a lot going down it sounds like the best of times and a lot of fun melted into the plastic on this disc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m loving &#8216;Primary Baby&#8217; for its solid groove and great vocals.  Playing this on jaw vibrating volumes takes it to the next level and is a lot of fun, even the neighbours would agree.  I&#8217;d love to hear Jon do a collaboration with Bobby Gillespie I think they could make some sweet sweet music and &#8216;Bruise&#8217; is what made me think of that musical marriage. &#8220;All I Want Is Everything&#8221; he shouts out but I think he&#8217;s already got everything, well, except the kitchen sink &#8211; This I know because I&#8217;ve been playing this record for days and to be fair it&#8217;s probably got the kitchen sink in here somewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time we get to &#8216;Push Comes To Shove&#8217; I need a time out and to sit in a field to gather myself before I dive back in for the rest of this beautiful noise.  &#8216;My Hit Parade&#8217; is about the straightest song on here just a twisted pop song with some twang on that guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Strike 3&#8217; is a stonker with a sharp guitar lick and some garage beats for good measure. The record signs off with &#8216;Get Up And Do It&#8217; which is like he&#8217;s brought up the ghost of Lux and walks off into the sunset with a touch of Cramp.  I hope the next offering isn&#8217;t too far off because this was a blast! Now lets all go get Lit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vjF6lf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vjF6lf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Author: Dom Daley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The indelible Jon Spencer (Blues Explosion, Boss Hog, Pussy Galore, Heavy Trash, etc) is back in the room and this time he&#8217;s brought The Hit Makers whilst the Blues Explosion takes a break. Well, What does it sound like man? Is it a departure for Jon has he gone pop? 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