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Album Review: Foxy Shazam

Album: Introducing
Label: New Weatherman/Ferret Music

This is a piano-propelled fusion of bombastic soul and psycho-pop and at its heart is vocalist Eric Nally. Sounding like a maniac-version of Robert Plant he screams out in a croaky, stabbing voice dominating over hefty, overdriven guitars, staccato drums and dancing piano. “The whole point of the album is to be a feelgood party”, explains Nally, and straight from the off, opening track, ‘Introducing Foxy’, backs up these words with a rock opera of emotions played to a bouncing, upbeat display of assuredness.

Even when the vocal is lade bare over the ever-twinkling keys of Sky White and there’s a moment of introspection it isn’t long before the drums sweep in bringing with it raging guitar and the riot begins again. Sometimes it’s twisted and discordant straying into a confusing mixture of inaccessible mayhem but it always emerges having surprised and uplifted with its boundless energy. This is the sound of Jerry Lee Lewis and Electric Six jamming hardcore - all that’s missing are those great balls of fire. It’s both inspired and inspiring. A full-on Saturday Night crash, bang and wallop of a party that is sure to get you shaking your tailfeather.

For fans of: Blood Brothers, Modest Mouse, Heavy Heavy Low Low
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