The nice folks at Wild Honey have been on a roll lately, and their latest release is wantlist-worthy once again. Weird Bloom’s new long-player Wrong Time Wrong Place is all swagger, grit, and gloriously blown-out edges. The collective from Rome hits glam rock’s sweet spot right on the bullseye with big riffs, stomping rhythms, and just enough sleaze to keep things cool. It feels road-tested (it goes without saying that you really have to experience this kind of music live), and as it should be, it’s messy, loud, and undeniably fun.

There’s a loose, junk-shop appeal in the ten songs, where boogie grooves crash into fuzzed-out noise and bubblegum-poppy hooks emerge like neon signs through the haze. As you might expect, this is really about impact over intricacy, carried by repetition, volume, and attitude, exactly what you want when glam gets dragged through the gutter and comes out grinning. You know what to do: put on your platform boots and good mood, and let the next ballroom blitz begin.

Wrong Time Wrong Place—recorded by Edoardo Elia, produced by Luca Di Cataldo and David Comanducci—is out digitally and on vinyl LP through Wild Honey Records. Featuring Luca Di Cataldo, Adriano Bartoccini, David Comanducci, Mattia Micalich, Lorenzo Masini, and Edoardo Elia.

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