Bribes are a
three piece originating from Liverpool, a city that’s producing some amazing
bands in the underground seen at the moment, and these guys are right up there
in our list of favourites. Myself and Ben (my right hand man at Denim+Leather) are
both heavily into blues rock, when Bribes sent me their EP to listen to I
immediately sent it to Ben, we both were a little stunned with a ‘woah…well
then’. There’s only a few bands around trying to achieve that blues rock
perfection, a genre I think is quite difficult to do right. Usually you listen
to it and you’re like, where’s the blues? This is just rock. Or it’s a heavy
White Stripes rip off. But I’ve got to say, Bribes have got this bang on. The
EP, to put it simply is fucking awesome. Bribes
released their EP She Sings Blues in
May this year, it’s not that heavy but I imagine if you saw it live it’d be a
different story.
The first song on the EP is the title track, the song is a
rock and roll with that twist of blues that reminds me of artists such as The
Raconteurs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Band Of Skulls, three bands that
are massive compliments to be compared to. The guitars in this track have got such a raw
distorted sound to just hook you in straight away, the vocals throughout the EP
give Bribes a born rock star sound. With a bigger push on their social media to
raise more awareness of their shows and EP these guys could sky rocket to play
some incredible gigs. They’ve already played alongside big names like The
Shimmer Band.
If the EP was a person it’d be a leather jacket, cowboy boot
wearing whiskey drinking bad ass. Every track oozes coolness, it’s an easy listen
full of sexy guitar riffs and lyrics full of desire. This is definitely one for
people with a love of some good rock and roll.
Listen to the EP here - She Sings Blues Spotify
Review by Holly Beson-Tams
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