Starcrawler

Starcrawler’s key reference points—The Stooges, Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols, T. Rex—are all old enough to be their grandparents. However, the L.A. quartet attack their swaggering, Ryan Adams-produced songs with such conviction and vitality that they always sound bracingly fresh. With jagged riffs and a pneumatic beat that carries the track to completion in under 90 seconds, opener “Train” is a thrilling statement of intent, while “I Love LA” and “Let Her Be” demonstrate the value of packing a robust tune beneath the noise and posturing.

Also: The Residents – The Third Reich’n’Roll, Glen Hansard – Between Two Shores, Starcrawler – Starcrawler, and Daniel Taylor, The Trinity Choir – The Path To Paradise

Starcrawler personify the vintage rock'n'roll dream: four high school friends working L.A, gigs and earning a record deal. It's a tale as ol...

Review of Starcrawler's debut self-tittle album. The band make simple, fun rock on 'Starcrawler' that doesn't try to be more than it is.