I’ve been waiting for Southampton trio Band of Skulls to get back into the studio to record the follow-up to their rocking 2009 debut Baby Darling Doll Face Honey for a while now. Finally they’ve done just that, with second album Sweet Sour to be released in February this year.
Having survived their brush with teenage obsession (the band were featured on the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack and got their fair share of ‘Team Edward‘ T-shirts appearing at gigs for a time), the trio have stayed true to their roots, with Sweet Sour bringing more of the band’s signature bass-heavy, moody rock, tempered with some tracks of almost folk-like sweetness and melody.
Live, Russell Marsden (guitar, vocals) does wonderful things with his Fender guitars and Matthew Hayward does a sterling job on drums, but I’d be remiss in my fanly duties if I didn’t make special mention of my girl crush, bass player/singer Emma Richardson, who is spectacularly at ease on stage, languidly playing bass and looking like the coolest girl you ever wanted to meet behind the bike shed at school, the kind of rock chick who wears her studded belt like she really means it.
So you know I’m really looking forward to the trio’s special pre-tour gig at Mascotte, ZH, Saturday 28.01.12. I’ll be there with belts on…
‘Bruises’, from Sweet Sour:
Band of Skulls play @ Mascotte, ZH, 28.01.12. Tickets here.
Sweet Sour is released in Europe on 20.02.12 on Electric Blues.
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