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Album: Neurotica
Available from: sleazypunk.com
Web: facebook.com/DRAGBirmingham
Verdict: If you want to hear a raw band that really shocks and
rocks then look no further than female fronted Birmingham based sleazy punk outfit
DRAG. Neurotica is a real hard, brutal and raging album that totally rips open a hole in
the boring music industry's throat. A totally independent sophisticated release that isn't
afraid to push boundaries and filled with head butting anthems that are just impossible
to ignore. An excellent album; buy it now from their website; they have worked so hard
to create one of the freshest post-punk offerings in years. It's a work of art that has to
be shared. I loved tracks like "Dead Zebra", "Neurotica" and "Hollywood Waist" but you
need to pick your own favourites.
DRAG
Single: Weekend Ages
Available from: iTunes Web: feirdwish.co.uk
Verdict: New single release from Stourbridge power pop rock band
FEIRD WISH. It's a summer sounding song done very well and vocal-
ist James Hanson really shines on it throughout giving a very warm
and skillfully done singing performance. Recommended for lovers of KINGS OF LEON and
MAROON 5; it's very radio friendly and I do hope stations pick this up as this band have a
possible hit song on their hands if they push this enough. If this song was a movie then it'd
be a chick filck for sure but this is definitely one of their best works so far.
FEIRD WISH
Album: Skrotum Kompletus
Single: Dry My Little Tinkle
Available from: reverbnation.com/thealopeciatrio
Web: twitter.com/RamoneTony
Verdict: THE ALOPECIA TRIO Are determined to write and sing about whatever they
want in whatever style they fancy. Controversial, funny but never boring! Although
they sent an album (Skrotum Kompletus); their new single boasts one of the most origi-
nal subjects for a song ever and is a cracking tune. The sentiment of "Dry My Little
Tinkle" is about the embarrassment and loss of dignity the elderly (particularly men) feel
when confronted with this ageing problem. The word "tinkle" (or Peter, Percy, John
Thomas, Crown Jewels etc) is often used to refer to the penis in babies as well as the eld-
erly in an effort to depersonalise the problem and shift the embarrassment onto a ficti-
tious thing. Check out their Reverbnation page and watch the video for "Dry My Little
Tinkle"....it's genius.
THE ALOPECIA TRIO