I Loved Tibbals's debut Stay Teenage, you can read the review here. 12 months on, here are another six tracks. Although many are calling this an EP, I still think 6 songs constitute a mini album and the 21 minutes here would seem to underline that.
Nightlife Stories does sound more mature, more tongue in cheek and less Power Pop than the debut. It is still very 70s, maybe more Pop Rock, but the UK Glam Rock of my youth still rings through and is really well done.
Produced by Chris Robinson and again on his Silver Arrow label, the album is really good at what it does, seemingly bringing that 70s fun to a new generation. Both Burn Out! and The World Revolves are pure 1974 Flares and Platform Shoes.
The chorus is absolutely killer and with Tibbals spending the first half of his life in London and then in Los Angeles, the vocal style comes across as a little mockney, similar to Ian Hunter in Hoople mode. The falsetto comes across as a little Sweet, although it is overused a little at times which in the wrong hands would have made a couple of the songs a bit twee.
Out Of Touch is a bit more melodic Punk, certainly very New Wave. Nobody Knows is again New Wave, but treads into the US version of the 80s. Again, the vibe is Sparks' Whomp That Sucker. I'll Die is much more in your face, bearing comparisons to the likes of Heavy Metal Kids and Radio Stars.
The closer, Dream Away, brings back so many memories. A big Pop Rock ballad that reminds me of the great Granada TV Kids Pop shows such as Lift Off With Ayshea, Disco 45 and even ITV's Supersonic, even down to the fake opening and closing applause. Nighlife Stories is pure Fun!
You can buy the Vinyl Edition everywhere. The album is also available on all the streaming sites. For those of you like us who are Spotify averse, you can listen to the whole album on Soundcloud or You Tube here or here.
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