Hugely satisfying
Kill It Kid certainly know how to mix things up; with influences ranging from Queens of The Stone Age to Woody Guthrie their new album mashes up blues, rock n roll and folk in an experimental package and was apparently made using 1950s American guitars and 'broken ten watt amplifiers'. There are samples of Alan Lomax recordings (the 20th century American folklorist who collected folk music and recorded songs sung by prisoners in the American south) woven throughout also adding to the overall atmosphere to create a hugely cohesive and enjoyable listening experience.
Opening the album is the slightly discordant rush of noise from 'You're In My Blood' with one of those great samples and strong, intense vocals with rousing riffs and foot stomping beats it's such a great way to introduce the record and it only gets better.
The often stark production is superbly moody; full of echoes, rattles, fuzz and distortion – the tracks bring to mind traditional music, Rhythm and Blues (in it's pure form and not the hideous version we have today), soul, gospel and blues-rock and one is occasionally reminded of artists as diverse as Clutch ('Sweetness Has A Hold On') and P J Harvey ('Dark Hearted Songbird').
This is a really superb record, moving, well constructed, full of diversity and with many standout moments. It instantly grips you but is also one of those records that gets better with repeated listens and quickly grows to become one of your regular rotation, filling a gap in your record collection you didn't even know was there.