The Love Junkies
MAYBELENE
MGM
There’s certainly
no shortage of rock bands these days deliberately eschewing any sense of
musicality (it’s criminally un-hip to be virtuosic) or musical experimentation,
preferring instead the “bunch of mates… playing rock ‘n’ roll, having a few
beers” tag. We don’t want to play stadiums… but if we got there it’d be cool.
Of course it would.
Occasionally
however, one of these groups rises above this level of passé mediocrity and
realises that in order to stand out, it doesn’t hurt to bring a healthy dose of
pop to the rock proceedings; a catchy hook, a memorable vocal refrain, a decent
repeating riff. Perth-based Love Junkies have done just that with debut LP Maybelene, a short rip through
pop-infused, brutal riffage that’s not afraid to stick in your head long after
the final note has embedded itself in the sticky carpet. Single ‘Oxymoron’ and ‘Baby, Come Home’ prove
The Love Junkies are masters at this, which bodes well not just for rock ‘n’
roll, but for Australian music in general.
3/5
Samuel J. Fell
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