This is one of those times waveriders. I know we all share the same feeling of
exuberance when we discover an album that seems to have been produced solely to
please our ears. It's otherworldly, and
today I'm ridiculously happy to share a recent discovery which fits the
bill. Enter Her Name Was Fire and their tremendous new album Road Antics!
I won't hide the fact that I enjoy listening to a wide
variety of music. My belief in keeping
my playlists eclectic has paid off immensely, allowing me to unearth all kinds
of interesting artists who play weird, wonderful tunes. That said I often need to bring things back
to basics and reenergize myself with some old fashioned hard rock. It's a good thing I write for this site because
well, that's kind of our thing.
While Her Name Was
Fire is not a Ripple Music band they absolutely, one hundred percent fit
the bill. Hailing from Portugal they
label their style "groove-infused stoner rock". My goodness is that a true statement of
fact! The ten songs making up Road Antics are all shining examples of
the almighty rock 'n' roll! We have
bountiful, mammoth guitar riffs coupled with resounding, dynamite
drumming. The vocals are pitch
perfect. These elements perfectly
coalesce to deliver elephantine melodic hooks that will have you bobbing your
head and singing along faster than you can say, "This album goes to
eleven".
As I alluded to earlier my friends, there is not an inferior
song on this album. Actually, scratch
that statement. There isn't even a
mediocre song on this album. Album
opener "Little Pain" wastes no time revving the engines before
unleashing the chorus-based nitrous.
"Take My Soul" lessens the tempo but compensates with a
monolithic guitar riff. "Gone In A
Haze" lulls the listener into a false sense of security until the
distortion hammer drops. I could go on
but that would needlessly elongate this review.
The only other song I'd like to highlight is my personal favorite track
"Summer Strummer". I love
everything about this song. Period. End of story.
Waveriders, although I feel this album was produced
specifically for me and my rock loving ears I'm willing to share my newfound
treasure with all of you. Road Antics from Her Name Was Fire is one of the best albums I have listened to all
year long. I strongly encourage you to
listen for yourselves! Just don't blame
me when it takes up permanent residence in your playlists. Actually, never mind. I'll happily take that blame. Rock on folks!
-Penfold
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