This record hits all the right beats in terms of mood, themes, style and songwriting. It is able to capture that authentic late '60s sound while also doing something fresh. The darkness that lurks beneath the apparent happy music is what gives it depth and how each spin is an experience. I think, personally, that the first half is stronger than the last, but once it dips it basically stays like that until the end, so it's not really high and low, rather high and then not quite as high. WEAVER
Combining crooned murder ballads with raw, angsty hard rock hooks, Melbourne's The Ugly Kings are a wrecking crew well worth watching. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 15, 2021