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REVIEWS:
UNCUT
UK
NYC fivesome get their rocks off. Dave Fridmann produces. Red
in tooth and claw, Grand Mal's third album is a raucous righteous
paean to the mythological decadence of their hometown. There are,
however, enough kinks in their bourbon-soaked blueprint to deflect
charges of artlessness, with the ingeniously ersatz gospel of
the title track, for example, recalling Odelay-era Beck.
But it's their dirty, lowdown rock pastiches that truly score
, with "First Round Knockout" and "Duty Free"
beaming with the glam-kissed exuberance of the New York Dolls.
A Bona fide blast of ageless, pretension-free rock'n'roll, "Bad
Timing" is the nazz.
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