Album: Shakedown
Source: Amazon.com
By: Matt Mutchmore
If this band doesn't remember the 80's, then they've certainly done their homework.
Mixing elements of Missing Persons, The Go Gos and maybe even a little DEVO and Gary Numan, SHAKEDOWN offers a modern take on 80's style punk pop, with enough new wave style to take you straight back to the decade of Rubik's cubes and big, big hair.
Singer Aimee Echo's distinctive, hard-edged voice compliments gyrating bass riffs and video game style synthesizers, either gliding over the lyrics (Gorgeous) or jumping up and down over them (the title track). Take a short, energetic trip through retro style pop that, while inspired by the 80's, sounds both fresh and modern.
Alternative Press magazine rated SHAKEDOWN as one of their Top Ten albums of 2001. They described it as sounding like "one of the best albums of 1983" too, so as a lover of 80's music I decided to check it out. I was very pleasantly surprised. If you like the new wave sounds of the 80's, you will be too!
