Reviews

All in all, Crow and Smith have certainly delivered another beauty of a listen, all nuance and interplay and the road less travelled – but even now, literally at least six listens in, it’s still impossible to tell you why.

If you find a certain degree of cynicism lingering after listening to Monster, and you will, just know that it is guaranteed to dissipate with the first blast of over-the-top pyrotechnics when KISS tour the record.

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This is an intensely creative but shamelessly accessible piece of music that could open the gates of psychedelia to the mainstream.

Life’s references lie in the past, in the post-punk, no wave hurdy gurdy of the early ‘80s, yet where this music was often grim and urgent, No Zu mine the energy, and harness it with a cheeky sense of humour and wide-eyed optimism.

You get the feeling that Yoakham would like to spend more time working with artists he admires and continue to break free of country music’s confines.