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The Saints to release new album via UFO
http://www.saintsmusic.com
The Saints have long been revered as punk-rock pioneers since their inception in 1975. Once hailed as Australia’s answer to the Sex Pistols, the band became one of punk’s most distinguished outfits– playing raw, bluesy rock ‘n’ roll at a feverish pace. In fact, Bob Geldolf once quipped, “Rock music in the seventies was changed by three bands – the Sex Pistols, The Ramones and The Saints.”
Since their first charting single, “I’m Stranded”, The Saints have been plugging away with various lineups and their latest offering shows no signs of a slow down. "Nothing Is Straight In My House" is 12 gritty guitar songs, banged out over a three-week period of chaotic creativity. It’s as much a testament to the glory days of punk as it is a riveting piece of modern garage-rock that can sit comfortably amongst albums by new jack post punkers like The Strokes and Kings of Leon.
Original frontman and principle songwriter Chris Bailey still delivers his songs with unbridled verve, playing alongside latest recruits – bassist Caspar Wijnberg, drummer Pete Wilkinson and Church guitarist Marty Wilson-Piper. Engineer John Morand (Joan Osbourne, Gwar, Cracker, Sparklehorse) keeps the punk rock fully intact with a recording that’s raw and immediate.
"Nothing Is Straight In My House" is full of primal energy and Bailey’s distinctive sneering vocals. “Porno Movies” and “A Madman Wrecks My Happy Home” are both brash and tuneful pieces of rock machismo, resting on beds of fuzzy guitars. More soulful cuts like “Digging a Hole” and “Passing Strange” glisten amidst driving numbers like “Paint The Town Electric” and “Bang On.” This is this sound of a band moving forward without alienating its past.
Track Listing:
1. Porno Movies
2. A Madman Wrecked My Happy Home
3. Nothing Is Straight In My House
4. Digging A Hole
5. I Couldn’t Help Myself
6. Paint The Town Electric
7. Nylon Pirates
8. Bang On
9. Taking Tea With Aphrodite
10. Passing Strange
11. Garden Dark
12. Where Is My Monkey?
13. Nothing Is Straight (Slight Return)
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