Album Review: The Delta Riggs - Hex.Lover.Killer

The Delta Riggs have unabashedly thrown down the gauntlet in defense of rock with the release of their debut album, Hex.Lover.Killer, delivering the goods with such passion and energy that you can almost hear them sweat.

From start to finish, there is not one moment where this quintet fail to stay true to their raison d'être. Some tunes are straight-out rock, such as Rah Rah Radio – the first single to be lifted from the record – while others bring a hefty blues and psychedelic influence, such as Perfume & Lace. Even when they're in a quieter mood on a track like I Was Profound Tomorrow, they're still playing hard. This track in particular has incredibly loud echoes of The Rolling Stones ringing throughout.

The production on Hex.Lover.Killer may be slick, but they've been wise enough to leave enough rough edges to keep things nice and dirty. There is so much going on in these tracks, yet the mixing has been masterfully done, allowing you to discover a new component to each track every time you listen to the album. Their wise and well-timed use of percussion, whether it be in the form of a tambourine (Stars), piano (Anybody Home) or some fine rattling maracas – or is that an egg shaker? – (giving Naked a great Western flavour) to name a few, is inspired and proves to be the cherry on the proverbial cake throughout the album.

With Hex.Lover.Killer, The Delta Riggs have shown that they don't care what you think – they're just here to give the music world a shot in the arm with a no-holds-barred mix of rock, retro glamour and a hell of a lot of life.