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LEATHER ZOO-Alright! CD-EP


From Sheffield's finest punk-pop band comes the first new material in a couple of years and they've produced a song that could take the world by storm. The title track is a mix of adrenaline rush, commerciality, cohesion and anthem. With a storming sea of muscular rhythm work, the guitar riffs away as lead singer Mel's husky yet powerful vocal becomes both lead and her own harmonies as the song enters your head and heart and refuses to let go, the pace one that has you irresistibly caught in its spell, the chorus one that has you singing along like you're ona football terrace. In short, it's a sensational song that is the epitome of British pop-punk and al that it can offer. But that's not all, by any means. "Stranger" begins as a ballad with Mel's heartfelt vocal over slow backing before gathering pace and erupting into another anthem of soaring vocal, scything guitars and rock solid driving rhythms with thunderous bass and crunching drums, as the guitar lights up, soloing and riffing from horizon to horizon on what is another gem of a track. A re-recording of two of the finest tracks from the first EP comes with a scorching version of "Release Me" as this dynamic mix of rock 'n' roll mixes with adrenaline- raising punk power, a brooding, driving verse leading into this roar of a chorus that catches you in its spell as the brooding vocal from Mel becomes this scale-climbing lead that surges into one awesomely anthemic chorus. Then comes the new version of their absolute classic track "Fairy Punk Princess" as it launches into life with this incendiary guitar riff over driving rhythm, as Mel's low-down vocal takes the verse by storm, the backing vocals delivering the verse coda as the guitar rings out and we head into the real chorus as the song explodes into life and hammers home as one of the best examples of pop-punk you'll hear. Finally the new band take on the Zoo classic "Bellis Coldwine", accelerate it into a driving slice of punk complete with assorted musical effects and extra brief harmonies as the song careers towasrds the precipice and is gone, the band roaring aweay and Mel's vocal ringing out to the end. Overall, it's absolutely fantastic, a real leap up from the debut all that time ago and proof positive that this band are one of the most potentially commercially successful punk bands around today.

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