Музыка и песни CASANOVAS / CASANOVAS

THE CASANOVAS By Robyn Doreian Before beards besmirched rock, Melbourne trio The Casanovas dispatched it with such vigour that Britain's NME crowned them "Like Jet on Viagra. only better". Formed in 1999 by frontman/guitarist Tommy Boyce, a passion for Stiv Bators, Paul Stanley, and everything in between, birthed stompers "Nasty", "10 Outta 10" and "Shake It". Nine weeks in Europe and the USA with The Datsuns followed, completed by a stint at SXSW in Texas. Debut The Casanovas [2004] hitched them to national tours with Motorhead and The Darkness, while All Night Long [2006] paired them with The Black Crowes, Airbourne and Redd Kross. Come 2007, familial responsibilities and Tommy's completion of an architectural degree imposed a hiatus. All the while, the trio wrote and played intermittently. But 2013's rapturous performance at [Powder Monkeys bassist] Tim Hemensley 10th anniversary gig spurred Boyce, bassist Damian "Damo" Campbell and drummer Jordan "Jaws" Stanley to forge album three. "I definitely felt we needed to do another record," says Tommy. "Something that was more representative of the band than we'd had in the past. Richer in song quality, and rawer in terms of recording and performance." Tracked to tape at Sing Sing Studios, South Yarra, and produced by Jimi Maroudas [The Living End, Eskimo Joe], Terra Casanova summons us into the trio's world: one where humour, life circumstance, and albums by the MC5, Blue Oyster Cult, KISS, Cheap Trick, Free, Thin Lizzy and The Stooges are appreciated. Opener "He's Alive", with its Judas Priest lash, announces The Casanovas return. Dulcet third track "Hotel Sunrise" tells of their scuzzy Sydney base used when supporting idols, The Dictators, in 2002. Tommy's lyrical humor prevails on the ZZ Top-galvanised, "Chicken Leg Blues", where he laments his twig-like limbs, and attempts to procure jeans to bulk them: "I've been doing squats by the dozen but my chicken legs were baked in the oven." Boisterous "Slug" and the heavy blues of "Cold Metal" both allude to Tommy's 2009 battle with haemochromatosis, an iron overload disorder that demanded endless blood drains, and left him enfeebled. Harmony is restored on soaring, gorgeously jangly anthem "Just Because", inspired by an ex-love. Retaining the core of their visceral, riff driven sound, Terra Casanova's exploration of rock fused with pop elements, elevated by their maturity as a band, marks it their most varied release yet. "We didn't have something that represents us as well as this one does," says Tommy. "It's what we love without compromise." Armed with this bevy of killer new songs, The Casanovas are hankering to play live again. Known for his rooster-like prowess on stage, Tommy promises a band on form. "Does a chicken have legs?" he says. "I can't wait to get up there and strut my stuff." Record Label: Rubber Style: Rock