Album review: Dan Sartain: Dan Sartain Lives!
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Dave on Tue, 2010/04/06 - 12:09am
Low down? Dan Sartain wisely chose Liam Watson’s Toerag studio to record his new LP - Dan Sartain Lives. Dan’s rumbling, voo doo shaking rockabilly suits Toerag’s special line in reverb heavy retrorama, resulting in his best LP to date.
Stand out tracks are Bohemian Grove - a stomping garage rock tune with perfect fuzz and cynicism, and Ruby Carol with heavy slapping on the double bass and heavy twang on the guitar.
Sounds like? Link Wray rumbling with Johnny Horton, with the Oblivians standing round them in a circle shouting ‘fight fight!’ while HP Lovecraft films the proceedings on a super 8.
Shit sandwich? Reverb sandwich!
Marks out of 10? 8/10
Recommended? Hell yes!
Release info? Out on One Little Indian on May 31st.
Website? http://www.myspace.com/dansartain
Anything else? Dan’s on tour in the UK in May and June!
MAY 2010
18 BRIGHTON FREEBUTT
19 LEEDS BRUDENELL SOCIAL
20 LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY @ KAZIMIR
21 DUBLIN CRAWDADDY
22 CORK MYRTLEVILLE PINE LODGE
23 BELFAST AUNTY ANNIES
25 NEWCASTLE THE CLUNY
26 GLASGOW CAPTAINS REST
27 BIRMINGHAM HARE & HOUNDS
28 LIVERPOOL EVOL @ KOROVA
29 BRISTOL DOT TO DOT
30 NOTTINGHAM DOT TO DOT
31 MANCHESTER DOT TO DOT
JUNE 2010
02 UK LONDON THE GARAGE
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