Buick Six aren’t releasing ground breaking music. Everything on their Common Arms EP is derivative of seventies rock and the early nineties garage scene. However, there is something obscenely endearing about their particular brand of guitar driven rock that is packed full of energy, mischief and killer hooks. The boys from Brisbane have taken on the best aspects of their idol’s work and thrown it all together for a 21st century audience. Their recently released EP is a blistering affair that will leave you sweaty and breathless as you rock out like the coolest hipster stumbling around the stage at Cherry Bar.
Highlights of Common Arms are “Changes” and “Super High”. Buick Six have nailed it with “Changes”. This track is the perfect blend of thrash rock and psychedelia with killer vocals and ridiculously catchy riffs. “Super High” is a very Zepplin-esque song with masses of reverb on the guitar solos that ends in a massive wall of ‘rawk’ noise which showcases the tight musicianship of the band.
This style of rock has all been done before, but Buick Six seem to have a profound understanding of the genre. They play with a furious intensity and will knock you flat with the sheer ballsyness of their sound.
Review Score: 6.5/10
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