Nite Songs

  Well then, here we go - last Singles Bar of the year. It initially looked as if disappointingly we weren't gonna have any festive singles this year but I'm happy to confirm that a few of them have snuck in here and we've even got a couple of mini-albums for your delectation. Eggnog anyone? *** Anyway, let's get the non-festive stuff out of the way first eh? And it doesn't come much better than Primal Scream  and Dexy's  coming together with Enough Is Enough (🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕), a musical ode to the new protest movement and it's a proper old school Billy Bragg folk anthem for the struggle which should inspire every single one of us to go out and man those barricades (aye, if only it worked like that?). But still, pretty much a must-get for anyone with a conscience. You know what to do - let's try and get this one to the Christmas number one spot aye?  Bandcamp Link I can't remember the last time I had a Neil Leyton  single turn up in my review pile but suf...

It's a bit odd when you think about it that the bootboy glam revival spearheaded by Giuda and Faz Waltz has so far mostly been confined to Italy given that when the movement first came around in the '70s, it was very much a UK phenomenon as epitomised by groups like Slade. Hard Wax are clearly a band keen to bring back those days and on This Is The Sound , their second album, they come on like the bastard offspring of Noddy Holder and Jimmy Pursey with the chugging glam riffs and bootboy chantalong lyrics mostly about drinking and fighting. It's fairly straightforward stuff for the most part although there's the odd diversion to make sure it stays interesting such as the AC/DC style riffage on Razor Part Rebels  or the oddly enjoyable excursion into Chas & Dave style East End pub piannah rock on Days Of Glory . The best track on here though is the barrelling closer In For A Penny  which is reminiscent of the Heavy Metal Kids and signs the album off in good style. Or...