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...

  From its B-movie horror style cover (Vince Ray artwork unless I'm mistaken?) and title, you pretty much know what you're getting with this offering from Manchester residents the Dead Beats. Fronted by ex-Goldblade/current Kopek Millionaires frontman Johny Skullknuckles, their sound is reminiscent of Wednesday 13 fronting the Ramones and there's certainly worse places to be. Certainly the gleefully OTT Motorhead style riffing, breakneck drums and howling vocals on the likes of Flatliner  and Necro Nina  remind you of Wednesday 13 back in his prime while the creeping style lurch of Sweet Tooth Sickness  and The Devil Rides Out  are pure Cramps and the almost thrash-punk Drag Me To Hell  comes on like a cross between Venom and the Damned. It'd certainly be quite easy for something like this to start repeating itself but there's a gleefully sicko approach to it that means you'll happily be cueing this one up for a second listen once you've blasted through it ...