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ALBUM\nREVIEW: The Vicious Cycles \u2013 Motorcycho (Pirates Press Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Vicious Cycles are a five-piece from Vancouver,\nCanada, who produce one of the headiest brews of garage punk and dirty rock \u2018n\u2019\nroll that I\u2019ve heard in ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re a new name to me, but I gather from their\nBandcamp page that this is their third album, and it\u2019s a blistering set of 12\nsongs which you\u2019ll want to listen to again as soon as it\u2019s finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Available on two lovely variants of coloured vinyl, it\u2019s\na hook-heavy record full of singalong moto anthems, influenced by British punk\nlegends like The Clash and Cock Sparrer, as well as garage bands such as Thee\nHeadcoats and The Mummies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Vicious Cycles album Motorcycho is available on Pirates Press Records in a couple of stunning vinyl variants.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As you might expect with such\nantecedents, there\u2019s lots of riffs, big choruses, and tunes which grab you by\nthe lapels of your leather jacket and demand to be listened to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Billy Bones (guitar, lead vocals), Norman\n(theremin and keyboards), Beardo (bass, vocals), Nick the Knife (guitar, vocals)\nand Bad Ben (drums) create an enjoyable racket which fairly roars its way out\nof the speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only one of the tracks (Thrill Seeker) tops three\nminutes; most are around the two-minute mark, but there\u2019s not a second wasted\nas the Cycles hit you between the eyes with their high-octane sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Vicious Cycles.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The marvellously dumb Truck Stop Nun (\u201cshe\u2019s a truck stop\nnun, she\u2019s a hot cross bun\u201d), and the crazed rockabilly of Be My Bird are all\nexcellent songs which will make you want to jump on a two-wheeler and burn up\nsome highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a few listens my favourite track after a few\nlistens is If It Looks Like A Cop (\u201cif he looks like a cop, and he walks like a\ncop, and he talks talks talks like a cop, he\u2019s probably a cop\u201d, though that\u2019ll\nprobably change after I\u2019ve lived with this album for a while. 8\/10.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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