Melbourne quartet Lava Fangs return with their second album and great variety is provided by the sum of their parts. We know Jamie Coghill well from his adventures as The Jimmy C and he was in the respected Punks, Fez Perez with Stu Manchu, who went on to Sons Of Lee Marvin and Thee Argyles.
Both were reunited in 2016 with Guitarist Drew Horne and Bass Player Wesley Fahey to form Lava Fangs. All four sing and that adds even more to the genre hopping, aided by the twin guitars. The results are right up our street.
Coghill's Power Pop credentials are second to none, but the other three allow the band to venture down different roads from UK Beat and Psych Pop to 80S Rock, Garage Rock and out and out Pop Rock. There is great melody and riffs aplenty, but also the addition of the likes of Brass.
Where Did She Go is the killer single with its mix of UK New Wave and jaunty 60s rhythm. Photograph follows a similar path with its Jangle Power Pop mixed with Psych Pop riffs and 60s UK Beat. Night By Day is a reminder of the great Oz Guitar Pop of the 80s.
The Psych Pop of Lost For Words, as you might expect, is heaven to my ears, a fine example of the genre. But it is the sidesteps that grab you most. The 80s Horror Pop of Dancing For Satan, the Garage Punk od Anticippointment and the jaunty Brass arrangement on Take Him Apartment.
Want Me, Need Me, Love Me even gores out and out Rock, a sort of Lemmy sings Classic Rock. Special mention must go to the moody closer, Under The Dawn which contains a jaw dropping Guitar solo outro. What a cracking listen Sub Auroram is. An album that ideally compliments what IDHAS is about.
You can listen to and buy the album here. You can buy the album on Vinyl or as a download there. The album is also available on CD on the Kool Kat label here.
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