The Strypes - Blue Collar Jane

These Irish teenagers are taking over the world, it seems, and I still haven't gotten their debut album, but found this 4 song EP for a mere $1.99 on Record Store Day. This gives a good blast of what they are about - high-energy rock'n'roll/rhythm'n'blues in the style of bands like Dr. Feelgood, the Stones, Yardbirds, Eddie and the Hot Rods and Rockpile. The rhythm section is truly smokin', the singer has a cool, garagey voice and the guitarist gets the job done in a simple, but vicious manner - certainly not a virtuoso, but solid and with a great tone.

These lads would have fit in well in the 80's garage revival - right up there with hot acts like the Untold Fables, Tell Tale Hearts of Crawdaddies. Extra bonus points for being cool enough to cover "Heart of the City", where the guitarist does pull off some blistering leads - maybe not quite what Dave Edmunds did, but pretty damn close. 

Is it original? Hell no - but would it be entertaining if it was? But, if you want some danceable, 60's styled rock'n'roll, this is about as good as it gets these days!