{"id":4677,"date":"2020-10-17T22:48:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T21:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=4677"},"modified":"2020-10-17T22:48:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T21:48:08","slug":"maid-of-ace-release-their-best-record-so-far-with-album-number-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=4677","title":{"rendered":"Maid Of Ace release their best record so far with album number three"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ALBUM REVIEW: Maid Of Ace – Live Fast Or Die (self-released)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Maid Of Ace<\/a><\/strong> are a band whose progress I’ve followed closely since happening upon them at the new band stage at Rebellion Festival <\/a><\/strong>back in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their unique selling point is that they’re four sisters from Hastings who formed a punk band way back in 2005, when they were still at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alison Elliott on vocals, Anna on guitar, Amy on bass and Abby on drums are a fearsome live act, full of vim and vigour, and before 2020 was turned upside down they were beginning to get some prestigious support slots with the likes of Anti-Flag<\/a><\/strong> and The Exploited<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brody Dalle<\/a><\/strong> and The Distillers<\/a><\/strong> are clearly a huge influence, along with no-holds-barred punk bands like The Casualties<\/a><\/strong>, and they even veer towards hardcore in places, but Maid Of Ace are finding their own sound with each successive album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maid Of Ace. Pic by Gary Welford.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Their 2014 self-titled debut<\/a><\/strong> was raw but full of promise, 2016’s follow-up Maid In England<\/a><\/strong> a big step forward, both in terms of songs and production values, and this is their best album yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their first had three or four standout tracks, and the second much more consistent, but this one is all-killer, no-filler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They come roaring out of the traps with Let’s Go<\/strong>, and follow it with Live Fast Or Die<\/strong>, all swaggering guitars, a locked-n rhythm section and larynx-shredding vocals. The good news is that the pace scarcely lets up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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