Kevin K & The REAL KOOL KATS "Perfect Sin" CD.
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After having been around Freddy Lynxx for a long time, Kevin K, from New York has decided to explore the French network again and get the very experienced REAL KOOL KATS as a backing band. That was a judicious choice since I got lucky enough to see them live and I can tell you that there's a real cohesiveness in this band and that the machine really works at its full!!! Whereas "Kiss Of Death" was considered as their best release so far, "Perfect Sin" (3rd album of the band) seems to be even more achieved and explores more musical fields than before. If the Stooges, Ramones and Johnny Thunders(Kevin's solos are always a real treat) influences as well as this incredible ability to write harrowing ballads ("Sometime"-an introspective song- is a real jewel) are still the band's trademark, we found out on this new album some unprecedented incursion in the country music universe with "Hanging On The Eightball", some tough power pop on "LXXS" (a real hit), but also quieter atmospheres and some saxophone parts that could have been on Alison Gordy's "Blonde & Blue". Kevin K and his accomplices are currently on tour in Europe and should get a wider audience that don't know them yet which should result in a very well deserved interest.
/Franckie

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