Hailing originally from San Francisco, California (now Los Angeles) On March 9th Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will unleash their unique brand of garage, post-punk, shoegaze, alternative rock with their 6th LP, entitled Beat the Devil's Tattoo.Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Sites
BRMC Official Site
BRMC MySpace
BRMC Upcoming Tour
In recent years, the band has had trouble with their record labels - most publicly, BRMC's feud with Virgin Records, resulting in the first release on the band's own label, Abstract Dragon. For over a decade they've been with record labels Virgin Records, RCA/BMG and Island, respectively.
Beat the Devil's Tattoo
The album kicks off with the thunderous, shoe-stompin' title track fusing a psychedelic guitar riff and a tambourine as percussion sets the bar for the album as a whole. The second track, “Conscience Killer,” pays homage to garage rock gods, The New York Dolls and even, The Saints. Also, the song is a take on contemporary lesser known outfits like The Black Lips.
Songs like “Bad Blood”and “Sweet Feeling” are definitely rooted in the band's UK influences like The Verve and My Bloody Valentine and showcase singer Peter Hayes' pretend English accent. “The Toll” sounds like one of Beck's Sea Change-era throwaways, but works nonetheless.
“Shadow's Keeper” is the loud, lo-fi and highly melodic focal point of the 2nd side, touching on influences like T-Rex, or the Vines.The album concludes with “Half-State,” a slow and echo-y, 10 minute epic which rightfully ends Beat the Devil's Tattoo.
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