Album Review: Tallulah Fix - Tallulah Fix EP

Take a bit of QOTSA and mix it with a dash of Motorhead, with a heavy sprinkling of blues, and what have you got? 'Blunge' apparently. Yes, this four-piece from Worcestershire have coined yet another new genre, but there is no better way to describe their sound. Tallulah Fix are a wonderful mix of old fashioned rock 'n' roll and blues, with grungy raw vocals to boot. Their debut EP may only have three tracks on it, but it's a promising start for these lads.

Kicking off with 'Awol', Tallulah Fix quickly establish their sound. A true rock 'n' roll start with the rhythmic bass and gruff vocals, it sounds very 1970's american rock. This track is toe-tappingly catchy and quite frankly a lot of fun. It's repetitive, but not to the extent where it gets boring. Instead it leaves you with the feeling of listening to a song much longer than it's 3:48, but wanting to hear to it all over again, even just so you can sing along. 'Awol' just leaves you wanting more. Something which Tallulah Fix appear happy to oblige.

'Stranger' features some far more sultry vocals and some very Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster influenced guitar. The band seem to have found the formula for creating original and catchy tracks, without heading towards middle-of-the-road rock. Although a bit old fashioned, it's a great combination that works very well amongst some of the bands that are around today, and makes for some great tracks on this EP. Final track, 'Serotonin Sickness' begins in a more passive and laid back manor than the previous tracks. However, the raw power of the vocals builds the track up into a fast-paced chorus, before coming down again. It's not the strongest track on the EP, but still features all of the charm Tallulah Fix have brought to their other songs.

Despite only being three tracks long, Tallulah Fix EP is a very big record. It's got all the makings of a good rock/blues album and considering it's only their first EP, these lads have definitely got a lot of potential. Perhaps more likely to be played in an American biker bar, it doesn't detract from the raw talent of Tallulah Fix. They maybe considered cultish, but they are bringing back rock and blues with a vengeance.

4/5

'Tallulah Fix' EP by Tallulah Fix is available now on Let Go Records.

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Blaise Ruston