{"id":25458,"date":"2024-02-20T07:52:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T06:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=25458"},"modified":"2024-02-18T11:34:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T10:34:57","slug":"new-album-the-drowns-blacked-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/20\/new-album-the-drowns-blacked-out\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: The Drowns || Blacked Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle-based punk ‘n’ roll outfit The Drowns released the songs Just The Way She Goes<\/em> and 1979 Trans Am<\/em> last November on a year-end list-worthy 7″<\/a>, and if you haven’t bought it yet, you can now also find these tunes on their new full-length album Blacked Out<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are twelve tracks in total here, in which gravelly vocals and infectious guitar riffs are wrapped in a coat of street punk and glam rock – that’s what Aaron-Rev Peters, Andy Wylie, Jake Margolis and Simon Short can do, and they do it very well. It’s impossible not to smile when hearing the cover of Chinnichap’s 1973 classic Dynamite<\/em> (Mud’s Dyna-Mite<\/em>), a worthy successor to their earlier take on The Sweet’s Ballroom Blitz<\/em><\/a>, but the originals are actually just as appealing and entertaining. For optimal effect, all clich\u00e9s are pulled out – greasy guitar licks, stomping drums, whoo-hoo gang vocals, handclaps – just the way we like it. After eleven bangers with a big sound, the ballad Born To Die in NYC<\/em> closes the record, and it doesn’t even feel out of place because it comes from the same hearts.<\/p>\n