There's rock n' roll & there's JON SPENCER'S ROCK N' ROLL. Conceived in the early 90's as a brash response to the over-abundance of flannel-drenched Seattle offspring, Spencer's trio of amp-murdering partners in crime have churned out 12 albums of no-nonsense blues rock with swagger to spare. Their unique brand of cantina-strut and noir cowboy delivery completely avoided the mid-2000's garage rock revolution of NYC (partially due to their having been a unit years prior and mainly because of their unabashed level of authenticity). Their latest offering, "Freedom Tower (No Wave Dance Party 2015)", is no exception.
Found somewhere in the bottom of a bin in the last record store in the gutters of NYC, the remaining article from the apocalypse could easily be Spencer & Co's love letter to their dying city. Dipped in their patented blues-tinged grooves and almost hip-hop-worthy bareback backbeat, the album never waivers from its ability to capture the manic energy of their hometown grime. Vocals echo and punch like a coked-out Elvis Presley, while dodging any semblance of introversion or sensitivity currently riddling modern "rock" effortlessly. This is Saturday night music for the patron saints of the weathered weekend warriors.
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