{"id":22475,"date":"2023-06-23T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=22475"},"modified":"2023-06-21T13:59:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:59:50","slug":"kevin-k-broken-vicious-kitten-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=22475","title":{"rendered":"Kevin K – ‘Broken’ (Vicious Kitten Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s been a while I’ll give you that. One man Trash Rock n Roller Kevin K has released a bazillion self released albums over decades and its been a whilse since we heard from the man and then an email hits the virtual doormat with a thud and low and behold its only a new long players from da Man containing his heaviest bunch of lo-fi tunes to date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’s been leaning on the fact that these tunes are his heaviest songs in a Blackest of Sabbath way and as soon as the title track kicks in you get his drift. Kevin took himself to Detroit to record in a cold dark basement just to set the tone and boy has it shaped these tunes. In an age where you can produce a piece on pro tools in your toilet if you so wish and get amazing results but Kevin heads to the basement and digs up a tascam four track and buries it in the dirt then digs it up and then begins recording. Twelve songs the next as dark as the previous taking a heavy metalic goth sledgehammer to each track. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Broken’ is heavy distorted riff-a-rama but heres the thing its not a giant leap his vocal is instantly recognisable for fans of his work and the solo is sweet whilst the drum machine plays on behind the wall of fuzz its a cool riff and a great way to kick off the album. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin pays tribute to one of the finest bands ever to walk the planet with ‘The Lords Of The New Church’ not a new idea one that Michael Monroe did very well on his solo path and an idea that Stiv did with the Dolls so full circle is done and I do like the use of the tracks riff. ‘Wrong Way To Hell’ is an aggressive little bugger and I also like the riff on this I can imagine this done in a studio with a real live band and a big production being a bit of a beast and the melody is really good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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