Kíla bassist Brian Hogan casts off his trad-fusion roots and taps into his inner Nick Cave. Teaming up with Emmeline Fallon-Duffy, Preachers Son are purveyors of blues-rock tunes that are mostly likable, but would perhaps pack a snappier punch with some concise editing. Gavin Friday lends his voice to snaky torch song Lipstick, while the country-laced stomp of
Should Have Been Gone and the playful brass on This Time of Life provide welcome reprieves from the steady flow of gung-ho rumbles and growls. This may not be a blistering a debut as it was intended (and the misguided cover of Dusty Springfield’s classic would have been best abandoned), but it sounds like there’s a fire waiting to be stoked in Preachers Sons’ belly. See preachersson.com LAUREN MURPHY
Download tracks: This Time of Life, Should Have Been Gone
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