01042014 - The Dogs "The Tears Are Voodoo"

Talk about opening with a punch! The first song on "The Tears Are Voodoo", the hard hitting "You Drive", is all farfisa, guitars and semi-distorted vocals with the line "I would have hit the bottle/if it didn't hit back" a strong contender for Lyric of the Year! Apparently nobody in the band, except vocalist Kristopher Schau, are playing their usual instrument of preference, but it's obvious that they all are more than capable of handling their chosen instruments in The Dogs as well, because this is as tight as hell! The brilliantly named songs "Armed And Fairly Well Equipped" and "Crime Is Sexy" are even cooler than their titles suggest, and "Do You Remember Me Now" sounds both dangerous and sexy, being lifted towards the end by a nifty harmonica solo! If you're not hooked by the last song on the album, the brooding "Is This Any Better", you clearly don't love wonderful rock! With this being a relatively short album there's no risk of getting bored, but chances are pretty high that you want to hit the repeat button. Repeatedly!