"Electric Horsemen are on the road again," sing THE BOSSHOSS, and off we go on a ride that takes us through the landscape of electronics and country music, between trot, tölt, pace, and gallop.
As the title of the album suggests, the little horses and the cowboys do not travel alone through the prairie. They also have the very latest invention called electronics with them. A trio that wants to stir up some dust, and they certainly do.
The electronics that support THE BOSSHOSS add an extra touch to the interpretation of modern country, characterized by melodies and the voices of Alec aka Boss Burns and Sascha aka Hoss Power.
Fortunately, the band does not make the mistake of making the electronic component too dominant in the recording. The electronic component supports the music so well that it is hardly noticeable in some songs. This makes the sound even fatter and more powerful. The melodies and vocals are emphasized even more, giving the twelve songs even greater impact.
As guests, the Berliners feature Ilse DeLange on "You," Electric Callboy on "Nice but No," and Michael Patrick Kelly (aka Paddy Kelly) on "Best Friends Forever." As an old punk, I naturally wonder why anyone would collaborate with the Kelly Family at all, but probably the times of "Der Rhein ist tot" are over. After all, the band that released that song no longer exists. Times change, and the wheel of time cannot be stopped.
It's hard for me to pick a song from the album and label it as a hit. All the songs are consistently very good. They groove, they have power, and even the quieter songs never come off as cheesy or overproduced.
THE BOSSHOSS simply know how to do it, and even though there will surely be some fans who view this album ambivalently, I assume that most fans do not see it that way. The songs are just too good for that. It is also worth highlighting the truly fantastic production.
THE BOSSHOSS from Berlin still have it.
Hats off!
