Label: Vice
Release Date: 03/12/07
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This is a drift through the desert that sees Black Lips emerge spaced out but cocksure enough to charm a rattlesnake of a song from the sandstorm, hypnotising with a rhythm that, despite the heat, barely breaks into a sweat. Adding a liberal dose of cosmic fairy dust to a swaggering chorus that recounts the immortal words of Julius Caesar himself: 'Veni, Vidi, Vici' (which, for those who went to a school without the practical foresight to teach Latin, they helpfully translate as 'We came, we saw, we conquered all'). A healthy whiff of arrogance fills the air and proves that this band more than any other manage to recreate the true sound and attitude of Sixties garage.
It may contain little of the raucous energy and adrenaline of their live shows but it's an intoxicating mash up nevertheless, and one with a strong message - psych-blues with an anti-war sting in the tail.
Richard Stokoe
Black Lips Myspace
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