{"product_id":"loose-lips-love-you","title":"Loose Lips - Love You","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow THIS is punk rock. Meet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoose Lips\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a band so great that we won’t even waste our time trying to sell ‘em to you - not when we could all just agree that they’re the greatest band in the universe instead. The more studious among you - fuckin’ nerds - will know that one of the main reasons anyone heard of this punk rock thing in the first place is that four dudes from Queens (subtle clue: each adopted the name ‘Ramone’) decided they wanted to recreate the classic radio pop music they’d grown up with, and duly did so with the power and crunch of prime ‘60s garage rock thrown in. Well, it looks like someone just perfected that formula.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFast-forward to our present day’n’age, and a mighty fine trio from Melbourne have applied the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRamones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ theory with no little finesse. Loose Lips have a pretty fine pedigree - guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJosh Hardy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e plays in smoko champs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Chats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEthan Stahl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e used to live in the UK, where he served time in London pub rockers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChubby \u0026amp; The Gang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNadine Muller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also makes a hell of a racket with Drunken Sailor’ powerpop titans \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. But the one thing they all have in common is a love of three things: classic pop like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Shirelles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Shangri-Las\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, pummelling garage clatter a la \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Standells\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and good old-fashioned punk rock in the vein of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Dolls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Scientists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Put all these influences together with an uncanny knack for hooks and… well, yes, power, and you’ve a recipe for magic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoose Lips have already released a classic album (2024’s ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLast Laugh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’) and a self-titled EP, both of which are essential and almost certainly mandatory to prove you’re not a poser (hey, I don’t make the rules). However, ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLove You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’, their new four-tracker for Drunken Sailor, is definitely their finest work yet. Opener ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeehive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ sounds like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChris Bailey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEd Kuepper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e took way too much speed in the Brill Building, while ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking For\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ and ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemember We Love You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ bend effortless melody into wiry but pointedly powerful rhythms to make a concoction \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJ.J. O’Neill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e would’ve desperately loved to chug. Then there’s ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTired Of Toein’ The Line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’, an absolute all-timer that soars and swoops from a vigorous singalong into guitar lines that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChris Stein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e must’ve lost down the back of a sofa in the Australian state of Victoria, shortly before these guys unearthed ‘em. It’s catchy, it’s classic, it’s coming out of your speakers and setting off firecrackers in your exhaust pipe. All of which is a long way of saying you most assuredly need this vital, excellent record (albeit probably not the motor repair bill). What are you waiting for? Get it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWill Fitzpatrick.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DRUNKEN SAILOR","offers":[{"title":"Select Retailers 7 Inch Vinyl","offer_id":59782965592409,"sku":"SDZ-54134","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0046063741_10.jpg?v=1791464343","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/loose-lips-love-you","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}