The Hedrons - Tired of Taking (2023) Hi-Res

Rock mavericks The Hedrons make a grand return with 10 tracks of rough-edged noise, sixteen years after their debut album One More Won’t Kill Us; this uproarious first LP, reissued on vinyl for the first time in 2022, landed the band support slots for The Sex Pistols, The Rolling Stones and more. Tired Of Taking elevates the debut album's visceral passion to intoxicating levels.

If you’re not familiar with The Hedrons, don’t be too hard on yourself. Formed in 2005, the Glaswegian girls put out one album, 2007’s well received One More Won’t Kill Us (re-released last year). After a number of tours, including some high profile support slots, the band seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth, to the extent that their Wiki page still states with an air of finality ‘Active 2005-2012’. Hardly a surprise then that they’re not exactly a household name. If there’s any justice, the long-awaited second album – the splendidly vivacious Tired Of Taking, will change that once and for all.

The Hedrons’ sound is a joyous fusion of influences – brash, streetwise rock delivered with energy, agression and authenticity reminiscent of early punk, combined with delicious melodies, a little cheesy glam and songwriting skills which show subtlety, humour and a fantastic ear for a tune. With one foot planted proudly in the late ’70s and the other defiantly in the early ’80s, Tired Of Taking still manages to sound fresh as a daisy.