{"id":24326,"date":"2024-02-25T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=24326"},"modified":"2024-02-22T20:27:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:27:57","slug":"the-drowns-blacked-out-pirates-press-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=24326","title":{"rendered":"The Drowns – ‘Blacked Out’ (Pirates Press Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seattle rockers\u00a0The Drowns<\/strong>\u00a0are gearing up to unleash their latest salvo of blue-collar punk rock \u2019n roll:\u00a0Blacked Out<\/strong>. Returning to the studio for this LP with longtime producer\u00a0Ted Hutt<\/strong>\u00a0(Dropkick Murphys<\/strong>,\u00a0Flogging Molly<\/strong>,\u00a0The Gaslight Anthem<\/strong>), Opening your new record with a track entitled ‘Banger’ and loosely modelling it around The Glitter Band it better bloody well be a ‘Banger’. It certainly sets the tone for what’s to come with a collection of songs that fuse their varied influences really well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the boogie-woogie shuffle roots of original 50s rock \u2019n roll, to the strutting swagger of 70s glam & \u201cbovver rock,\u201d to the gritty anthemic street punk its a pretty decent gene pool to dip those toes in. Single ‘Ketamine & Cola’ is up next and the sunshine Rock n Roll glam stomp rushes through the speakers. It’s catchy, Bright and one to sing along to for sure. The melodies and backing vocals are screaming out lifting the first few tracks as ‘Dynamite’ is like Mud never went away even if it is a brave move having a cover so early in the record but hell why not throw you a curve ball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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