Album Review: The Floors - Deadbeat

The chunky, distorted bass guitar of You Got To Move greets the listener and kicks off Deadbeat, the debut disc from Perth rockers The Floors. The opener is a fitting start to a record that doesn't fail to accelerate until the final riff is delivered. A jaw-dropping live act to witness, the three-piece have captured that whiskey-soaked, adrenalin-fuelled intensity on the 11 tracks that make up the album.

Pick Up Your Bones continues the dirty blues locomotive chuggin' at a frenetic pace, armed with its sexy blues lick and Luke Dux's passionate vocals. His wailing old-school delivery is reminiscent of legendary Irishman Rory Gallagher, but he still manages to stamp his own indelible style on each and every tune. The strength of this release lies not only in his awesomely raw throat work, but in the tight rhythm section holding each track together. Dog Money, The Coffee Table and Come Stand In The Fire are other standout tracks on a near-flawless debut. The songwriting is strong and the instrumentation as tight as a Nun's headscarf. Big drums, big bass – this is bad-ass blues.

Today there are many imitators missing the mark in trying to capture the authentic blues sound of decades past, but these lads certainly aren't such imposters. The Floors are the real deal. Crack open your finest bottle o' sour mash and crank this loud. Bloody loud.