RamTatTa - HENRY FIAT´S OPEN SORE – Mondo Blotto

The band from Sweden has been around for 11 years now. It's a shame that I only got to know them now. The promo info describes HENRY FIAT´S OPEN SORE as a punk band. In the classic sense, the band is not a punk rock band. However, their roots clearly lie in punk rock. The band's style is a mix of '77 punk, rock, trash, and twisted garage sound. Similarities to THE HIVES or better yet SWEATMASTER are clearly audible. The songs are very elaborate, with many tempo and harmony changes. Often, the melodies are only hinted at; just when you think it will continue in that vein, the soundscape shifts. This makes the album relatively demanding. The 20 songs don't just flow out of the speakers. The songs want to be conquered. But this is precisely what makes HFOS appealing. Even after multiple listens, there is still something to discover.
The lyrics of the 20 (!) songs tend to hover somewhere between protest, dark quirky humor, and (sick) fantasy. The band doesn't shy away from clear rejections against the white snow. Why refrain from cocaine? Quite simply, “it’s too expensive.” If only everything in the world were that simple.
According to their own statements, the band worked on this album for 5 years. You can tell from the songs. Every song rocks and has real fire in its ass. If the band is just as good live as they are on the album, then that's something really big.
HENRY FIAT´S OPEN SORE is trash punk rock at its finest.
Label: Alleycat Records
Distribution: Soulfood

HENRY FIAT´S OPEN SORE

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