Chicago's A.M. Slingers are a quartet that offer up a twin guitar attack with three of the four sharing lead vocals and To The Nines, their second album, certainly provides the goods. I reviewed the debut self titled album here. Six years on, the follow up arrives.
This is certainly a Guitar album, all killer Riffs and solos. The three vocalists allow the variety to flow and the choruses are especially big. This allows to raid the genres through Glam Rock, Pop Rock, Classic Rock, UK New Wave and Power Pop.
With a tight Rhythm Section that allows the Guitars to battle it out, the album rocks, but melodically. At times, there is a Cheap Trick feel, particularly on Whoopski and yet Treading Water is great 70s Classic Rock, a little Punk in places.
Cooler Healthy Hands is pure 1974 Glam Rock. Move On is really urgent, a mix of Punk that turned into New Wave in days gone by. The Twin Guitars really spring to life on Minor Dissent, a little Thin Lizzy-ish feel to proceedings.
Knock It Off is great Pop Rock with the emphasis on Rock with big hints of Power Pop. To The Nines is great fun, catchy as catchy can be, but it is the riffs and solos that grab you most that demonstrates the joy of the instrument. A cracking listen.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl and as a download.
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