Wicked Will

The Ettes have somehow been able to extract the best from each of the decades of modern music. From the 40's a whiff of Hank Williams , Sr. country. From the 50's the soul of rock and roll. From the 60's the essence of the great female singers and Motown groups. From the 70's the heart of the punk rock movement. From the 80's, actually the 80's sucked bigtime and thank god they have taken nothing from this black hole in the galaxy of music. From the 90's and 00's they have embraced the experimental sound and nature of White Stripes and the Kills. Throw this all into a bag, and out emerges the Ettes.With this new album they accomplish the delicate process of making a new album just as good as prior albums, but a little bit better. The musical advancement with this album is the songwriting. Every great artist at sometime immortalizes themselves with a line in a song that speaks volumes beyond the words written and takes on a life of its own. "I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac," or "I shot a man just to watch him die," would be two examples. With this album I was struck by the lyrics. Such lines like, "Every time you smile I can tell you're just showing your teeth," or "You can't be faithful but you're true," elevate this album and continues artistically difficult task of making successive albums better, but not alienating your core audience.With this album the Ettes have released 4 albums to date. I have been buying albums for 40 years and have a collection that covers most of the major and minor artists from the 40's to present day. In my opinion, no one has put together a finer package of music in four consecutive albums then the Ettes have.On a personal note, I have been a rabid fan of this band since accidentally stumbling across their 2nd album. I have traveled all over the country to see them live, and have never been disappointed. They are possibly even better live, as all the good ones exude an energy and have an edge that needs to be experienced in person. I addition they were quite nice to this middle aged star struck stalker when I finally got to meet them in person at their recent Philadelphia show.

If you like your ears getting kicked in the ass (your ears have an ass, right?), I found an easy way to do so: listen to this. The Ettes have done it again; with a dirty, rocking mix of southern charm and early garage heaviness, all sprinkled with a swelling 60's sound that makes you feel safe and warm while you are breaking bottles of Jim Beam over your head in a frenzy. Coco's vocals are growly and sweet at the same time, Poni's drumming will have you tapping your feet frantically along and Jem's groove will move you to dance like you lost control. If you haven't already bought this album at least once, you are no Friend of Tom.

4th album from Tennessee band with a member of the Parting Gifts--contemporary, rootsy grrrl rock led by sexy & fierce female vocals, and powered with bluesy garage, post-punk, psych-fuzz tremolo guitar growls. Short, cranked-up, explosive bursts of rawk with a potent sense of simplicity and directness. Includes a Lee Hazelwood cover. Reminiscent of the Cramps, Black Keys, Holly Golightly, the Fondas, Detroit Cobras, Modettes, early Rolling Stones.

I love this album start to finish. Its alot more rockin than their last record and the sound is great. Buy it.

Love the Ettes, and their new album doesn't disappoint!

Coco and her band are extremely talented. They use styles from the past and create something new, original and just very cool. There's not one boring or corny song on this album. It truly is a tight album that stuck with me. I found myself listening to it over and over again. It's some of the best garage rock with that cool Nashville style. Buy this album. Every track is brilliant.