The 5.6.7.8’s feat. Miss Ludella Black: Beat Women
7″ | DL
Out now
The 5.6.7.8’s recruit Miss Ludella Black for a quartet of cracking cowl variations. Women from the storage to encourage the subsequent technology.
There are moments when the jigsaw items fall into place and reveal one thing that possibly at all times ought to have been. This, women and gents of the storage persuasion, is one such time. After having already joined The 5.6.7.8’s on stage at varied occasions all through their lengthy friendship, Miss Ludella Black (Thee Headcoatees, The Delmonas) lastly joins everybody’s Tarantino-endorsed Japanese storage band within the studio to put down 4 cracking cowl variations. And we’ll warn you now. If you happen to’re a vinyl junkie, you most likely wish to hit the Spinout Nuggets hyperlink already as these infants have flown out the door. No shock given this match made in heaven.
They kick issues off with The Fairly Issues’ 1966 single Come See Me. Sustaining the zeal of the unique, it’s a pure dancefloor-filler. The backing vocals are complete insurgent girl-group, whereas the germanium fuzz to the ground riff pumps the tune alongside. Suppose Detroit Cobras of their Life, Love and Leaving prime and also you’ve acquired it. It clatters alongside splendidly earlier than fading out and into What I’d Say. Collectively, they take the Ray Charles unique, that soul-stomping basic, and boil it right down to a three-minute garage-soul gem.
Over on the flip facet, their model of John Barry’s Beat Woman sees them go full surf, staying devoted to the unique whereas including their very own distinctive flavour. The guitars actually lower via the harmonies on this instrumental earlier than they wind issues off with a secret weapon – The Pretenders’ Child. Right here, the newly fashioned quartet are of their aspect, sashaying via the crowds, locked in their very own world.
After listening to these 4 tracks, 4 nice covers completely chosen to play to all their strengths, there is just one factor that we will now hope for…extra! If it doesn’t occur, we will merely revel within the second that their stars, and calendars, aligned.
Beat Women by The 5.6.7.8’s with Miss Ludella Black is accessible now from Spinout Nuggets.
The 5.6.7.8’s are on tour in Spain and France this month.
12.10 Massive Bang Classic Competition, Gran Canaria
17.10 The BLACK LAB, Lille
18.10 Le 106, Rouen
19.10 La Rayonne, Lyon
21.10 Sala Apolo, Barcelona
23.10 16 Toneladas, Valencia
24.10 El Sol, Madrid
25.10 Hell Dorado, Vitoria Gasteiz
26.10 Dabadaba, Donostia
29.10 La Gespe, Tarbes
30.10 Le Bateau Ivre, Excursions
31.10 Black Shelter, Nantes
01.11 Petit Bain, Paris
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Phrases by Nathan Whittle. Discover his Louder Than Battle archive right here.
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