PATROL – s/t

Description

By all accounts it was looking like the riff was dead and buried in 2024… then this crippling hod of bricks was dumped on the planet’s back. Patrol skilfully combine the glam rock perfection of Sweet, the 80’s heavy metal grit of Judas Priest and the razor sharp melodies of Thin Lizzy. But fear not punks, the backbone of this record has a modern garage pace not unlike Liquids or Sick Thoughts to ensure toes are tapping across the board. Maxime Smadja (Chateau Vergogne Studio/Rixe/Boss) has undoubtedly left his mark of class on this EP, adding additional guitars and vocals as well as taking on all the engineering duties, giving these songs that familiar analog sizzle they deserve. This is the soundtrack to riding rat bikes across the Pyrenees at dawn, with a belly full of amphetamine. Get wired in and turn it up to 11.