TURBOWOLF - Two Hands

May 27, 2015, 8 years ago

(Spinefarm)

David Perri

Rating: 8.0

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TURBOWOLF - Two Hands

Though Turbowolf's 2011 self-titled debut was acclaimed to almost ridiculous levels, this Bristol, UK's follow-up effort, Two Hands, shows no indication of succumbing to the pressure of having an intensely loved record in your catalogue. Instead, Turbowolf has further refined and expanded its hard rock vs. power pop raison d'etre (and make no mistake, that use of the word 'vs.' does indeed reflect a tension that leads to strong, and strutting, results), crafting a record that has the ability to navigate the waters in contexts as diverse as '80s hard rock and glam, California stoner rock like Fu Manchu, the pure rock fury of Turbonegro, and '00s UK radio rock dwellers Ash and The Datsuns (and, hey, note how many times the word 'rock' made its way into that sentence).

Two Hands is a meticulously crafted album that paradoxically reflects a sense of unhinged confidence, with the results to match: it's sort of like when Motley Crue took the "dumb people working really hard" maxim to heart and delivered Dr. Feelgood, an album dripping with ambition, control and exuberance, even if the first two Crue records are best. Further adding credence to Two Hands is its listenability, these meticulously written songs really just so easy to listen to, going down so smooth after the blur of the straight vodka starts to haze the night. It's not hard to hear why Turbowolf won the praise it did in 2011, this group making its mark in all sorts of theaters of pain.



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