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Liverpool Sound City: Wax Fang, Jim Jones Revue: The Zanzibar By Peter Guy on May 25, 10 06:00 PM New York's Wax Fang look like being one of Liverpool Sound City's most worthwhile imports this year. Making tsunamis of sound with just guitar, bass and drums, their Spinal Tap mini- epics can't help but satisfy. In the softer moments, the songs exhibit an almost Daniel Johnston-ish naivety, then bloom into rollicking sea shanties, decorated with blues fury. Wax Fang will be in the UK for a month, showing us Brits how to rock with power and soul. One of the few acts able to compete are Jim Jones - the gravel-voiced front man of 90's gut-buckets Thee Hypnotics. With the Jim Jones Revue, he mines a similar vein of psychotic swamp boogie. With amps clearly up to full whack ontstage (creating lashings of feedback) they deliver sordid rock'n'roll set recalling Cock In My Pocket-era Stooges. With his 70's collar and seedy waistcoat, Jim could be a pool-hall hustler, but one who wrote his songs on a Ouija board with the ghost of Screamin' Jay Hawkins. The band behind him have all the requisite psycho-blues chops, but lack personalities of their own (they should watch Zombina and the Skeletones for tips The Zanzibar is hit by raw power, Getintothis' Spoonboy digs the ferocity from his bunker. SEARCH THE SITE Search PROFILE Peter Guy - is at the forefront of Liverpool's independent music scene reporting & reviewing on the latest sounds in Merseyside and beyond. MORE ON... Liverpool review live music music Liverpool Peter Guy review live Liverpool Sound City Getintothis gig Korova Barfly albums album O2 Academy Wave Machines list 4AD Matador Oasis Bella Union The Kazimier top 10 RECENT POSTS Liverpool Sound City: Holy Fuck: Stanley Theatre Liverpool Sound City: Sleigh Bells: The Shipping Forecast Liverpool Sound City: Wax Fang, Jim Jones Revue: The Zanzibar Liverpool Sound City: Paris Riots, Eliza Doolittle: Studio 2, Parr Street Liverpool Sound City: Mujeres, The 66: Jacaranda Liverpool Sound City: Islet: The Kazimier Liverpool Sound City: The Temps: O2 Academy 2 Liverpool Sound City: Oh No Ono: The Kazimier Liverpool Sound City: The Kazimier and Wave Machines review & picture exclusive Liverpool Sound City: The Phenomenal Handclap Band: The Masque KEEP UP TO DATE Subscribe to our RSS feed TECHNORATI Blogs that link here CATEGORIES Albums of the Week (108) Banter (22) End of Year Review (33) Guest Slot (126) Introducing (12) Labels of Love (3) Listening Post: Unsigned Scene with Matt Eland (3) Louden Up - Live reviews (224) On Track (10) On it (127) Pop Life (90) Reel Music (8) Shuffle: Spins from the headphone jukebox Singles Club (41) Sound City (96) The Top 10 (18) Versus (4) WE READ... Liverpool Daily Post Guardian Music Pitchfork Stylus Metacritic NME Drowned In Sound All Tomorrow's Parties Piccadilly Records Getintothis on Twitter Efestivals Hipster Runoff ARCHIVES May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 http://www.peterguy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2010/05/liverpool-sound-city-wax-fang-1.html Page 1 / 3
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Liverpool Sound City: Wax Fang, Jim Jones Revue: The Zanzibar By Peter Guy on May 25, 10 06:00 PM
New York's Wax Fang look like being one of Liverpool Sound City's most worthwhile imports this year.
Making tsunamis of sound with just guitar, bass and drums, their Spinal Tap mini-epics can't help but satisfy. In the softer moments, the songs exhibit an almost Daniel Johnston-ish naivety, then bloom into rollicking sea shanties, decorated with blues fury. Wax Fang will be in the UK for a month, showing us Brits how to rock with power and soul. One of the few acts able to compete are Jim Jones - the gravel-voiced front man of 90's gut-buckets Thee Hypnotics. With the Jim Jones Revue, he mines a similar vein of psychotic swamp boogie. With amps clearly up to full whack ontstage (creating lashings of feedback) they deliver sordid rock'n'roll set recalling Cock In My Pocket-era Stooges. With his 70's collar and seedy waistcoat, Jim could be a pool-hall hustler, but one who wrote his songs on a Ouija board with the ghost of Screamin' Jay Hawkins. The band behind him have all the requisite psycho-blues chops, but lack personalities of their own (they should watch Zombina and the Skeletones for tips
The Zanzibar is hit by raw power, Getintothis' Spoonboy digs the ferocity from his bunker.
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Liverpool Sound City: Holy Fuck: Stanley Theatre
Liverpool Sound City: Sleigh Bells: The Shipping Forecast
Liverpool Sound City: Wax Fang, Jim Jones Revue: The Zanzibar
Liverpool Sound City: Paris Riots, Eliza Doolittle: Studio 2, Parr Street
Liverpool Sound City: Mujeres, The 66: Jacaranda
Liverpool Sound City: Islet: The Kazimier
Liverpool Sound City: The Temps: O2 Academy 2
Liverpool Sound City: Oh No Ono: The Kazimier
Liverpool Sound City: The Kazimier and Wave Machines review & picture exclusive
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