The properly titled “Electric Sounds” is the upcoming new CD from balls-out rock ’n’ rollers DANKO JONES, which sees the three-man squad, dedicated to the noble art of riffs, melodies and life-affirming rock anthems, return to serve up all the Electric rockin’ Sounds you could possibly need.
The Canadian 3-piece has been in the business from almost three decades, and while the early punkish rock of their origins are not our cup of tea, since a decade or so the band are going for a more straight rock n’ roll. And “Electric Sounds” is electrifying indeed.
For the uninitiated imagine a band so wound up and so Rock and Roll they just explode into your ears from the off and never let up. This is high octane rock and roll, superbly crafted, catchy as hell and completely unpretentious.
This album is just crazy good from the off with the chest-beating mayhem and menace of ‘Guess Who’s Back’ leading the way before the strut of ‘Good Time’ and the insanely raucous title track all take complete control. It’s hard to pick a favorite when they all hit home and ‘Get High?’ is just damn good fun; and ‘Stiff Competition’, well really is with its semi-rapped strut and stagger. This is damn good stuff.
There’s diversity here though too and for every hard hitting anthem there’s also party rockers, pop punk immediacy and plenty of crunch. ‘She’s My Baby’ (which features Tyler Stewart of Barenaked Ladies) is that dab of Punk glory, whilst ‘Eye for an Eye’ is for me does what Danko Jones do so well – rock the fuck out. It’s that kind of energy and abandon that makes music come alive. It might not be the first time you’ve heard it but it taps all those primal emotions so damn well.
‘I Like It’ bursts out of the speakers with the kind of intent that can’t be taken back and gets all groovy and stompy, before the melodic rise of ‘Let’s Make Out’ gets that foot down on the pedal and ‘What Goes Around’ cranks it up again with a late night amphetamine fury that could wake the dead.
It’s the final track ‘Shake Your City’ though that threatens to steal the show, manic, murderous and unhinged its the melting pot of the album and an anthem for mayhem.
If you love the relentless energy of Rock and Roll this is the album for you.
Highly Recommended
1. Guess Who’s Back
2. Good Time
3. Electric Sounds
4. Get High?
5. Stiff Competition
6. She’s My Baby
7. Eye for an Eye
8. I Like It
9. Let’s Make Out
10. What Goes Around
11. Shake Your City
Danko Jones – Electric Sounds 2023, MP3+FLAC
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