
Nashville Pussy
Up the Dosage
SPV/Steamhammer
2014
They have been described as psychobilly, southern rock, hard rock, sleaze rock and even “cowpunk”. Never actually hitting it big, but managing to gather a sizeable fan base, one thing is for sure: Nashville Pussy are here to stay. Their new album is entitled “Up the Dosage” and is filled with the row and rude sound that the band is known for. Blaine Cartwright, Nashville’s vocalist and guitarist, describes “Up the Dosage” as “our Back in Black”. I don’t know about that, but this record sure picks up where 2009’s “From Hell to Texas” left off.
The truth is that by now you know what to expect from this band. Since they first started out, over a decade ago, they have hardly changed. They still sound like a crude biker gang out to corrupt your daughters. Their new album follows the same mentality and manages to flow seamlessly from one track to the next. Songs like the heavy “Everybody’s Fault But Mine” and the fast and Motorhead influenced “Rub It To Death” blend beautifully with totally different jams like the country rock “Hooray for Cocaine, Hooray for Tennessee”.
I found that the album requires you listen to it at least a couple of times before you can form an opinion. I don’t know if it was just me, but the first time I put it on it sounded pretty OK, but I was nowhere near being impressed. After the second time though I was singing along during the choruses. Nashville had always been really good at writing hooks that get stuck in your brain for hours after you listen to them.
In conclusion, let me just say that “Up the Dosage” will not probably change your life, but you’re guarantied to have a good time while listening to it. After all, Nashville Pussy had never been known for their complicated musical compositions; what they are known for is their fun-loving hard-rocking songs. Well, “Up the Dosage” is full of those.
The truth is that by now you know what to expect from this band. Since they first started out, over a decade ago, they have hardly changed. They still sound like a crude biker gang out to corrupt your daughters. Their new album follows the same mentality and manages to flow seamlessly from one track to the next. Songs like the heavy “Everybody’s Fault But Mine” and the fast and Motorhead influenced “Rub It To Death” blend beautifully with totally different jams like the country rock “Hooray for Cocaine, Hooray for Tennessee”.
I found that the album requires you listen to it at least a couple of times before you can form an opinion. I don’t know if it was just me, but the first time I put it on it sounded pretty OK, but I was nowhere near being impressed. After the second time though I was singing along during the choruses. Nashville had always been really good at writing hooks that get stuck in your brain for hours after you listen to them.
In conclusion, let me just say that “Up the Dosage” will not probably change your life, but you’re guarantied to have a good time while listening to it. After all, Nashville Pussy had never been known for their complicated musical compositions; what they are known for is their fun-loving hard-rocking songs. Well, “Up the Dosage” is full of those.