Sister Switchblade (AUSTRALIA)

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Sister Switchblade - Tales And Taboos (2019)











Year : 2019
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Australia
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 93 mb

Bio:

Sister Switchblade is a hard rock band based in Perth WA.Babyjane those shining lights of the Western Australian Rock scene sadly ‘expired’ on New Years Day 2016 whilst in L.A. Vocalist Andy Smith however has been quick to bounce back taking some of the songs he’d planned for the next Babyjane release along with a song he’d recorded in L.A. with original Love/Hate guitarist Jon E Love and created a new album with a number of other Perth musicians under the moniker ‘Sister Switchblade’ (a name I’ve loved since Canberra band Tonk christened their 2005 album thus).The album perhaps unsurprisingly seems to pick up where Babyjane left off with the precisely-titled ‘Twenty Three Sins’ which shimmies and sways like the bastard son of Shark Island meets a street tough Poison on a dark night on the Sunset Strip. ‘Back to Babylon’ (no not a Torme or Babylon A.D. cover) has a harder Skid Row-like edge and the same ‘hard as nails’ guitars, whilst ‘Come Midnight’ lays down a nice solid groove.

Album:

Perth, Australia based melodic hard rockers SISTER SWITCHBLADE are releasing their sophomore studio album “Tales And Taboos”, a collection of US glammy ’80s inspired songs with a lot of attitude.The one minute and seventeen seconds of gentle acoustic guitar that opens the record reminds me of the intro to Icon’s mighty ‘Hungry for Love’, a deep cut of classy 80s that I simply love and as a result for once I find myself OK with a short instrumental track opening up an album.Then ‘Jezebel’ busts out of the speakers with siren wailing immediately after, turning unto a cool rocking song with a nice 1989s groove plenty of bite, and when you then add the ‘Skid Row via Sunset Strip’ vibe of ‘Ain’t Your Valentine’ it’s already looking like a good day for Australian Hard Rock.The truth is though that this one just gets even better, there’s a shot of AC/DC in ‘Hard Line;’ whilst ‘Oh Tiana’ has a bluesy, whisky-soaked groove and arena size chorus. That’s before ‘The Ace Won’t Wait’ takes us back to sleazy US rock heaven circa 1987.Half way in ‘Love Kinda Rusty’ gives you a slight respite, building like that opening track but with guitars plugged in and set to stun, it finally bursts to life with a wonderful slice of vintage Aussie rock that has a little of The Angels about it along with Rose Tattoo.That’s swiftly followed by the shimmering and melodic noise that is ‘Beautiful Mess’ and the high energy crunch of ‘Bad Little Bitch’ which again takes us down and dirty.All too soon we’re at the business end though: ‘Come Alive’ is a ver catchy melodic rocker, we hear a foot-stomping rocker in ‘Share My Disease’, before we draw things to a close with one of the very best here; ‘This Love is Dead’, which signs off the album with a Crue-like crunching riff and a wailing solo that puts the icing on this second birthday cake.Sister Switchblade rocks, and rocks with a clear second half of the ’80s US glammy hard rock sound, but adding the classy Aussie rock touch to make it distinctive.Hey, even that album cover takes you back to 1987… it’s all fun and entertaining stuff.

Line Up:

Andy Smith – Lead Vocals, Guitar
Dylan – Lead Guitar
Browny – Bass, Vocals
Adam Bannister – Drums, Vocals

Tracklist:

01. Tales And Taboos
02. Jezebel
03. Ain't Your Valentine
04. Hard Line
05. Oh Tiana
06. The Ace Won't Wait
07. Love Kind Of Rusty
08. Beautiful Mess
09. Bad Little Bitch
10. Come Alive
11. Share My Disease
12. This Love Is Dead




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Sister Switchblade - Don’t Try This At Home (2024)











Year : 2024
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Australia
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 88 mb

Bio:

Sister Switchblade is a hard rock band based in Perth WA.Babyjane those shining lights of the Western Australian Rock scene sadly ‘expired’ on New Years Day 2016 whilst in L.A. Vocalist Andy Smith however has been quick to bounce back taking some of the songs he’d planned for the next Babyjane release along with a song he’d recorded in L.A. with original Love/Hate guitarist Jon E Love and created a new album with a number of other Perth musicians under the moniker ‘Sister Switchblade’ (a name I’ve loved since Canberra band Tonk christened their 2005 album thus).The album perhaps unsurprisingly seems to pick up where Babyjane left off with the precisely-titled ‘Twenty Three Sins’ which shimmies and sways like the bastard son of Shark Island meets a street tough Poison on a dark night on the Sunset Strip. ‘Back to Babylon’ (no not a Torme or Babylon A.D. cover) has a harder Skid Row-like edge and the same ‘hard as nails’ guitars, whilst ‘Come Midnight’ lays down a nice solid groove.

Album:

Australian ’80s influenced hard rockers SISTER SWITCHBLADE formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2017. Founded by vocalist / rhythm guitarist Andy Smith following the dissolution of his previous band, Babyjane, Sister Switchblade burst onto the world’s hard rock radar with the critically acclaimed debut album.Described as a blend of ’80s era Sunset Strip meets classic Australian rock n’ roll, the band built a solid reputation for their high energy live shows and in 2019 unleashed their sophomore album. The global pandemic saw the band take a hiatus for a few years.2024 – SISTER SWITCHBLADE are back armed with their third album ”Don’t Try This At Home”, with 12 rocking tracks driven by riffy grooves and catchy choruses, including an acoustic take on the Babyjane classic ‘Are You Listening’.Managed by themselves, SISTER SWITCHBLADE play the music they want to. ”Don’t Try This At Home” is uncompromising, melting classic hard with tons of attitude. A blend of Guns N’ Roses and Tesla first 1987 albums, Motley Crue and Aerosmith circa 1989, and some of that characteristic Aussie sound – this rocks hard.One remarkable thing to mention about this album is the killer guitar work, with swirling 6-string runs all over the songs – think Zakk Wylde’s Ozzy-era style of hot licks.Yeah, Andy Smith isn’t the best vocalist in the world, but his singing perfectly fits the songs he wrote. And he’s a darn good rhythm guitarist too. Hard rock isn’t all about guitar solos – a strong rhythm makes a difference. And paired with the kick ass lead guitar work, the songs on ”Don’t Try This At Home” kill.SISTER SWITCHBLADE’s music is like every classic hard rock band, ever – but you know what, this rules. And it rules because it doesn’t give a shit that it’s all been done before. Sister Switchblade know. They just fancied a crack at it too.Sister Switchblade know they will never be the critic’s darlings. There’s always some po-faced prick who’d rather pretend they like ‘groundbreaking rock’ than actually enjoy something. ”Don’t Try This At Home” is for the other people. People who likes to be amused by a good, true rock ‘n roll riff, played from the heart.One of the best sleazy hard rock records in a long time…

Line Up:

Andy Smith – lead vocals, guitar
Dylan Gallant – lead guitar
Simon Brown – bass, gang vocals
Adam Bannister – drums, gang vocals

Tracklist:

01. The Gloves Are Off
02. Get Down Stay Down
03. I Smell a Rat
04. Dead to Me
05. 24 Hours in the Hole
06. Like Dominos
07. Electric Angel
08. Finger on the Trigger
09. Don’t Tell Me What to Do
10. What a Way to Go
11. Something Wicked
12. Are You Listening?




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