16012014 - Cocktail Slippers "People Talk"

Sunshine, lolipops and rainbows plus a bunch of references to bands I like! This and more is what the foxy fivesome that is Oslo Rock City's Cocktail Slippers deliver, and they deliver it good! Softer than Sweden's Tiger Bell, but with plenty of the same influences - only more sugar infused - the Steven Van Zandt sanctioned ladies combine colour, catchiness and class with party rocking pop sensibilities that more than hint at a love for all things Blondie, Bangles and Big Star! Every single track here boosts huge hooks and choruses, and for a band that not so much wear their influences on their sleeves as print them in bold letters all over their cocktail dresses there's an impressive lack of direct tune theft. Me likes!