The Dunhill Blues, hailing from Sydney, are the ultimate bourbon-drenched, B-movie party band. Their expertise in pumping out a spicy hybrid of soulful garage rock, snotty punk, scuzz-bucket country, twisted surf and fried-brain psych ensures that this album absolutely shakes with the type of primitive, ‘ice-pick through the amps’ raw power that made legends such as The Sonics, The Monks, The MC5, The Dictators and The New York Dolls so much eardrum-exploding fun. Title track Hulacide, a wild explosion of dirty surf rock that rings with chiming guitars, sounds amazing. With the volume pumped up to at least eleven this storming opening salvo may even be dangerous.
The thunderous Does The Kid Match My Shoes? not only wins “The Most Hilarious Song Title of 2013” award but also boasts a pummelling rhythmic force that is impossible to resist. For insane sing-along-fun check out the wonderfully weird and suitably organ-drenched It’s Gotta Look Like A Murder/Suicide. The 16 foot-stomping songs that make up this delirious collection are delivered like punches that rain down unrelentingly ensuring that the listener is given little chance to gasp for air. This of course makes the album perfect for your next noisy rebel-rousing shindig complete with disgruntled neighbours and wall-to-wall go-go-dancing. With this sweaty and passionate album The Dunhill Blues have shown us that the deranged spirit of rock ‘n’ roll is alive and well in Sydney.
BY GRAHAM BLACKLEY
Best Track: It’s Gotta Look Like A Murder/Suicide
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In A Word: Fun
