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| Nowtoronto |
 Band Of SkullsBaby Darling Doll Face Honey (Shangri-La) Paul Terefenko Southhampton trio Band of Skulls will leave Black Keys and Black Mountain fans pretty happy with this gratingly titled but strong classic rock/garage full-length. The disc leads off with a few bluesy tracks that replace any instrumentally redundant flesh with effective vocal juxtapositions courtesy of singers Russell Marsden (guitar) and Emma Richardson (bass). Then the midsection slows for a stop in ballad country. Fires is a misfire, but the band regains control with Honest, a folksy saga that’s one of the record’s best tracks. Thanks to iTunes’ love-on for Band of Skulls, it seems unlikely they’re going to disappear – and they don’t deserve to. They’ve crafted an album that stands on familiar rock ground but isn’t at all stock....full text |
| Popmatters |
| Band of Skulls are a bit rough around the edges. This is surely something they’d be proud of. On Baby Darling Doll Face Honey, their debut, the band specializes in boozy stomps, strained yelps, and fuzzed-out guitar riffs as wide as a Georgia Highway. Pure rock and roll, one might say: messy and loud and featuring intentionally-poorly-thought-out lyrics (not to imply that “Hotel/Taco Bell”, from their “I Know What I Am” is not an inspired couplet). But then—and isn’t there always a “but”—you’ll remember that I said they “specialize” in the above. They don’t, unfortunately, limit their practice to it. In fact, the record is something of a mish-mash of three or four styles, recalling as many different artists, with songs written by all three band members and sung by two of them. If that sentence was dizzying to read, imagining hearing the album. It’s as if every cast member of Friends got to write and direct a different scene in a single episode. It’s as if every third letter on this page were a different color. It’s just, shall we say, a bit jarring....full text |
| Undertheradarmag |
| Following in the footsteps of both The Kills and The White Stripes, Band of Skulls' debut sounds like a slicker, poppier version of The Dead Weather. This Southampton, U.K. trio is clearly talented and, with time and by taking a few more risks in terms of song structure and production, could develop into a successful project. Most of the songs on Baby Darling Doll Face Honey have forgettable lyrics, bland, fuzz-wah guitar noodling, and an overwhelming sense of melodrama. "I Know What I Am" has already been an iTunes Single of the Week and hopefully through increased attention and touring, this group will adopt a more adventurous approach. (www.bandofskulls.com)...full text |
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