The Nite Songs Singles Bar October 2021 (Part 3 - EP's and mini-albums)
As we mentioned in Part 1 of this thing earlier today, the sheer volume of new stuff this month has led to this month's Singles Bar being a three-parter and here's the third bit with no less than seven new EP's and mini-albums (think that might be a record for this thing!) for your delectation. *** BILLY IDOL - "The Roadside EP" We reviewed the lead off track from Billy's new EP, the downbeat Bitter Taste , last month in this column. However, any fears that this would be another album of mid-paced songs with few rock-outs as per his last album Kings And Queens of the Underground are, I'm pleased to say, unfounded as the raw punky lead off track Rita Hayworth kicks in sounding sleazier than a room full of crack-dealing pimps and thank feck for that. Elsewhere, U Don't Have To Kiss Me Like That is a pulsating drum machine fired rocker that could have belonged on Billy's Whiplash Smile album and Baby Put Your Clothes Back On is a sinister slowi...