I feel like I’ve been waiting on this one for a while. Just last year, Nude Beach commenced The Hideout’s Block Party in September 2013. As they tore through their set, loyal HearYa pal – El Jefe, warmed to their power-pop charms. I told him I thought a new album should be out in the fall. No doubt about it. Well, I was only off by one year but the wait was well worth. 77 picks up where 11 left off; combining the straight forward riffs of 70s punk with the sensibility of classic rock. Nearly every review you read will name-drop Petty, Costello and The Mats; with good reason.
The double-album bangs away for 16 songs; tweaking different elements throughout to keep your interest piqued. And that’s no easy feat for a band that at its core is a bar band. Then just when your interest may be waning, they unleash a 10 minute opus with I Found You. The track could have easily faded around the four-minute mark and left you satisfied. Instead the trio launch into spic jam that is reminiscent of a bad bands drunkenly jamming at 1AM, feeling their way though chord progressions. It is magic and I wish more bands would incorporate that devil-may-care attitude into one or two songs on their albums
Rock n’ Roll is in good hands with Nude Beach. Make a point of seeing them live. It is a much safe endeavor that searching for live Nude Beach videos.
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