Album Reviews
Distractions
7.5
The Loved Ones’ debut (“Keep Your Heart”) was already promising but when tey dropped “Build & Burn”, I was floored. It’s still one of those albums I keep going back to. So yeah, I was stoked about a new EP! On it you’ll find six songs… three of their own and three covers.
“Distracted” &nd “Last Call” sound like they were held back from “Build & Burn” because otherwise the album would just have been too awesome. Firm punkrock-based tracks with some Americana and rock n roll thrown in with plenty of singalong opportunities.
Cover-wise they prove not to be the most original band out there by rounding up tracks by Bruce Springsteen, Joe Strummer and Billy Bragg. But rather than just punking them up, they manage to make the songs their own.
This’ll keep me going until their new full-length comes out later this year!
Tom Dumarey
Lacking the talent to actually play in a band, Tom decided he would write about bands instead. Turns out his writing skills are mediocre at best as well.
