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The Spastic Hearts - No Girls No Fun (2014) [Digital Release]
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The Spastic Hearts - No Girls No Fun (2014)
FLAC | IMG+CUE or MP3 CBR 320 | 31:32 mins | 252 or 78 MB
The sophomore effort from North East Ohio based band. The Spastic Heart were formed in 2010 from the remains of cultic Johnie 3 & The Hi-Life. "No Girls No Fun" continues the same line as their successful release of the first self-titled album back in 2012 and are back to deliver a new good offer for fans of the genre.
I think the initial thing I noticed in the first listen of Side A's opener, "Can't Get Enough" is that the power pop influence in their sound was taken a notch up but the Chuck Berry-esque rock 'n' roll vibe is still definitely there driving everything along at an energetic pace with of course the strongest element of The Spastic Hearts which is pop punk. Jay's vocals sound powerful and great like they did in the debut but another little change I really like in this department is there are more harmonies coming in from both Mikey and Angie compared to last time. That is a good move giving the songs more depth. The song content is very matched to the playfulness of the cover imagery both musically and lyrically with lots of romance for better or worse and just fun in general! "Baby Doll" has some nice keyboards and well played soloing from Mikey who makes quite a few appearances with his talented skill doing just that throughout the album. Things slow down a bit in "All For You", showing their ballad side with some sugary backing vocals but pick right back up after into "Emily" and then one of my favorites "Let Her Go", a nicely arranged tale of heartbreak. Side B starts out running with the high energy title track "No Girls No Fun" and another one I really liked which is the more straight ahead pop punk "Eat Your Heart Out". "It's Ok" has a ton of 80's pop influence with a solo that sounds like it could fit in just as easily with a song by a band like The Outfield followed by a couple more faster paced numbers and the record closes with the mid-tempo "Don't Go" about a girl who got away. Great bridge and fade out.~ Review stolen from ramonaconfidential.blogspot.com
Tracklist:
01. Can't Get Enough
02. Baby Doll
03. Dance 4 Me
04. All For You
05. Emily
06. Let Her Go
07. No Girls No Fun
08. Eat Your Heart Out
09. It's OK
10. Spastic Heart
11. Spend It With You
12. Don't Go
Not available - this is repack of the officially downloaded FLAC files.
Drums and lead vocals recorded at Ampreon Recorder in Youngstown, Ohio, by Pete Drivere
All other instrumentation and vocals recorded at The Breezeway by Mikey of The Spastic Hearts
Mixed & Mastered by Justin Perkins at The Mystery Room, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
• Jay - vocals, guitar
• Mikey - guitar, backing vocals
• Angi - bass, backing vocals
• Casey - drums
Release Date: October 31, 2014
Label: Jolly Ronnie / Swamp Cabbage Records
Catalog No.: Jolly Ronnie 16
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