Dirty Sound Magnet - Western Lies (2017)

Dirty Sound Magnet 2017
One of these bands is the Swiss outfit Dirty Sound Magnet. They just disgorged their newest full-length Western Lies onto the unsuspecting public. In the past, the band boasted this ’70s to early ’80s rock style with a lot of Zep and Southern Comfort in it. And produced two stellar albums with What Lies Behind and The Bloop in precisely that order.

Now, after the departure of Didier Coenegracht, the band found itself somewhat in uncharted territory. To my surprise, they did not just grab another lead singer with the same type of astonishing pipes. But – to the contrary – went ahead, became a trio, and re-invented themselves. And in the process went through a few rough patches until the album matured. All of that done DIY in their own studio. But, oh boy, Dirty Sound Magnet did not fill it with sun-drenched rock pieces that we all kind of expected. Creative Rock, they call their new style – and it is brand new. ...