Album Review: Death By Unga Bunga - “Heavy Male Insecurity”
Hands up, although I’d heard of Death By Unga Bunga prior to this album (let’s be honest, a band name like that is kind of hard to ignore), this is my first encounter with these Norwegians’ actual music. And, by 'eck, it's a weird one. Hank Von Hell fronting Weezer? Green Day handing over songwriting duties to Electric Six? It's an odd 'un and no mistake but it's undeniably got the hooks to draw you in. If there's a touch of tongue-in-cheekness about opener Modern Man , it's easily ignored for its chantalong chorus and the stomping Egocentric could almost be a much less obnoxious Blink 182. Not Like The Others almost goes full on Cheap Trick/'80s Kiss style stadium rock before No Pain No Gain goes off down spikier avenues you'd more readily associate with the Backyard Babies' good stuff or maybe the Hellacopters. Similarly, Like Your Style recalls the showmanship of Royal Republic but it's then followed by the Thin Lizzy twin-guitar in...