Band : The Wildhearts
Album title : Chutzpah!
Label : Escape Music
Distributor : Connecting Music – Music Buy Mail
Release Date : 31/08/2009
Release : CD

Eight (or ninth) album by these guys? I'm not quite sure about it. Anyway this is the first time I ever listened to material from this band, and boy was I surprised.

It bursts with energy, and I heard the album from start to finish in one go. Musical influences are far and between, ranging from The Pogues, but in a Rock/ Punk style, to pure Punk, to Hard Rock, to Metal... A very good effort, quite agreeable to listen to. Man, I'd like to see them in a live performance.

Oh, and did I mention they're British, not Americans. A band with this talent and energy probably would have a huge fan base in the USA.

70/100

Erik Morren.