Thursday 12 May 2016

#2- Top of 2014

Blues Pills- Blues Pills (Nuclear Blast Records)


 Blues Pills' first album is very impressive record that makes it hard to believe that it is the band's debut! The album brings a 70's retro vibe with a blues-rock groove into the present that starts with the album's opening song, the amazing "High Class Woman". The psychedelic and southern rhythms are present throughout the album with songs such as the "Ain't No Change" and "Jupiter" blending perfectly with the strong vocals by Elin Larsson."Black Smoke"while starting off slowly, changes into some of the best riffs of the album! "River" and "No Hope Left For Me" add a more "bluesy" feeling to the experience, while also leaving room for Larsson's stunning voice to be heard. In "Devilman", a song that had been previously released as an EP, the band rocks-out again, before moving to the interesting "Astralplane" and the fast-paced "Gypsy" and wrapping-up the album with the catchy ballad "Little Sun"! 
Overall, the band manages to be reminiscent of the 70's blues rock without just coping&pasting the genre, but approaching it with a new nostalgic way that makes us look forward for their new material that will be released during the summer of 2016!


99/100

Below is the official video for the songs "High Class Woman" and "Gypsy".








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