Nashville rock band The Pink Spiders have been in business for twenty years, but Matt Friction (lead vocals, guitar), JoCo (bass), Joey B-Side (drums) and Young James (guitar) seem to be at the top of their game. The ten songs on their new (fifth) full-length album Freakazoid are hook-heavy, infectious and danceable – polished power pop with touches of glam rock and pop punk. You get one of the most beautiful declarations of love ever (“You make me wanna come home thinking // Why’m I goin’ out all night to high five dickheads I don’t like?” – from Let’s Go Home), but above all this record offers a lot of positive energy that is as magnetic as it is gratifying.
Freakazoid is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Pure Noise Records.
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