Melding Franco-Anglo-American influences, The Shazzams have concocted a remedy for backbeat nostalgia. Justin Houser leads with songwriting, vocals and guitar, summoning blues, garage, country and punk that veers into psychedelia. Lyrically, Houser presents a sideshow of pugilists, animals, and literary monsters.
Unleashed from the mandolin, guitarist Raphael Dumas seized the Fender Jaguar and prowls through the songs, as debonair Stephen Harrison delivers a thumping, sturdy bass line, and the fierce drummer, Elisabeth Keledjian, wraps it in a tight package with a spray of jazz.
The Shazzams have just released “Fighting Trousers”, out now on CD and all major streaming sites.
“…des compositions originales défendues avec une détermination convaincante par ce quatuor soudé qui met à l’honneur la guitare acoustique et électrique, la contrebasse et un chant anglophone habité.”
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