Thirteen Shots describe their sound as ‘B-Movie garage rock n
roll.’ No, I’m not 100% sure what that means either. I hate trying to put
labels on things anyway especially music but in my role as reviewer I think I’ve
got to try and give you an idea as to what the track sounds like but I don’t
know what this is!
It’s not rock n roll and it’s not punk, so I’m going to christen
it ‘Punk n roll.’ I’ll let you have that one for free ladies and gentlemen. This
is what would happen if Bill Haley was sacked by His Comets and replaced with Johnny
Rotten. The music and rhythm is definitely rock n roll in origin but the vocal
leans far more towards punk. The track itself acts a tribute to actress Mary Pickford who during her life and career was known as America’s Sweetheart. The hook laments the fact that maybe she doesn’t get the recognition she should do as well as the fickle nature of the film industry and how it treats its stars.
‘You were the first American sweetheart but nobody knows
your name. As soon as you died, you got replaced...’
Musically, as I said it manages to retain an old school rock
n roll feel, but it doesn’t sound dated. More updated if anything. It’s unspectacular
but will definitely get your feet tapping. You aren’t going to see the track
launching itself heard first onto the radio 1 playlist either but in truth I don’t
think the band even care.
Is it mainstream? No.
Is it unconventional? Certainly. Worth a listen? Definitely.
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