Brimstone Days; The: On A Monday Too Early To Tell

Back in March last year I was fortunate enough to review the first, self titled, full length album from Malmo, Sweden, retro-rocking trio The Brimstone Days, with their tasty brew of Hendrix, Zeppelin, Blue Cheer and Humble Pie proving mightily infectious. And so it proves with album number two On A Monday Too Early To Tell (although their new label Transubstans will have you believe this is TBD's debut), with singing guitarist Håkan Lanz once again howling along as though his very life depended upon getting you to your feet and rocking the socks clean off them. Add to that the triumphant rhythm duo of wonderfully named bassist Hampus Hallgard and drummer Johannes Malmqvist, who bounce along with enthusiasm and energy from start to finish and OAMTETT becomes the sort of album that will shake you from your slumbers, usher in the good times and start a party on your mp3 player.

As with all the best retro-rockers, The Brimstone Days never ever sound like copyists or plagiarists, instead their deep grooves feel authentic and heartfelt, convincing from their first insistent riff, to their last thunderous drum beat. Tune in to the bounding gallop of "I Need Soul" to be carried away on shimmering hi-hat bliss, bow down to throb of bass that heralds in "Upon Your Shoulders", to be beaten into submission with a glinting, manic grin. Or "Bury The Hatchet" with such gay abandon that it'll make you wonder why you had that argument in the first place.

The pace may dip and dive across the twelve songs that make up On A Monday Too Early To Tell, but the standard never does and neither does the conviction with which this trio deliver their feel-good grooves. And let that be a lesson for all the many, many other retro rock wannabes trying to convince that they aren't just aping their (or their father's!) heroes to tune into a movement. The Brimstone Days mean it and the mean it with every note, every beat and every word. If that doesn't make for great music then I don't know what does!

Track Listing
1. I Need Soul
2. What Do You Want
3. Confession
4. Close The Door
5. Same Old Story
6. Burry The Hatchet
7. One-Two-Two
8. Helping Hand
9. Give Me A Reason
10. On A Monday Too Early To Tell
11. Captain Tom
12. Upon Your Shoulders
13. Tucson Arizona
14. Throw That Stone

Added: December 28th 2012
Reviewer: Steven Reid
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Related Link: The Brimstone Days online
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