Bowling For Soup - Fishin’ For Woos
Released 24th April [UK]
Brando Records
With Jaret and Erik back from their UK acoustic tour, their main employers Bowling For Soup have released another album full of catchy rifts and cheeky lyrics. Bowling For Soup are in their seventeenth year of existence and are masters of their own brand of cheeky power pop-punk. This is the eleventh studio album the band have released and it’s their first on their own label Brando Records. The group preferring to move in the direction of many other artists by retaining close control of the recording and release of their music. The band from Texas have a loyal following both here and in America and the new release will be a case of business as usual for them and their fans alike.
Produced by Jaret Reddick and his long time buddy and collaborator Jarinus (Linus Of Hollywood), the album opens up with the mid tempo Let’s Pretend We’re Not In Love. The song being about starting again in a relationship, and leads into the faster Girls In America - a tribute to the qualities of American girls over any counterparts. Reddick sings “English girls age like a fine wine, don’t get me started on the girls in Japan...” and then “American girls I love how you blow me away, I’d like to get inside of each of you one day..” Jaret not letting up on any of his previous cheeky lyrics...
The album’s first single S-S-S-Saturday laments the dreaded arrival of Monday after a brilliant weekend, a feeling most of us are very familiar with. It also compares the looks of a favourite bar’s bouncer to those of Ringo Starr, conjuring up an odd image in my mind. Quite funny!
Of the twelve songs on the album though, the outstanding track for me is Turbulence. This is a wonderful song about the rocky road of life: “just hang on for the ride...it’s just a little turbulence...” This hopefully will become the second single and attract a lot more deserved attention.
Aficionados of the band will also be pleased with the inclusion of Guard My Heart which has become a firm live favourite for many years now.
All in all then, the die-hard fans will love this but there is equally something here for new listeners too. Well worth a visit.
Rob Pope
Guitaristtv.com
Images: Thanks to republicmedia.net
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