Still pining for the ‘70s? Jaded Sun give you a slick overview of that era’s raunchy blues rock on a debut album that encompasses Stonesy riffs, Gallagher soloing, tight-trousered vocals, the panorama drama of Zeppelin and all the clichés of the genre you’re entitled to. To that melange they add their own gloss, with John Mayer’s majesterial command of his vocal duties more than a ready foil for the twin axes of evil Sean Gosker and Eorann Stafford.
‘Breaking Through’ hurtles out of the speakers with barrelhouse vocals, screaming guitars and foundation-testing drums. The passion-fuelled ‘Crazyman’ oozes swagger and ‘Hey You’ has a deadly Stones riff. They may ease off the throttle for the Faces-influenced ‘Crave’ and ‘Can’t Stop’, but the real killer is ‘Sweetness’, with guitar playing that echoes George Beatle’s best work.
‘He Knows Home’ and ‘She’s Got Class’ are also worth your attention on an album that works as a total experience, a rarity in these downloadable days.
KEY TRACK: ‘SWEETNESS’