ROUND-UP: SLEAZE
Killer Hearts: the real rock’n’roll deal.
VIOLETA ALVAREZ
Killer Hearts
Skintight Electric SPAGHETTY TOWN
Straight outta Houston, Texas, Killer Hearts really get the fur flyin’ on this, their longawaited debut full-length album. Their sound is big-beat trashy rock’n’roll, fuelled by slinky 70s New York City downtown needle-punk guitars and the infectiously cavalier whine of frontman Jarrett Barger, a strutting rock’n’roll ego star of considerable charm and flawless delivery. You get a strong band-asgang vibe with these characters, and the songs reflect that all-for-one spirit. Sleazy head-boppers like 247 Action,BuriedInLeather and MidnightLuciferare all very obviously the work of a bunch of dudes who have seen at least a few thousand faces, rocked ‘em all and stolen a few cases of beer on the way out.