Album Review: ‘Look at Life Again Soon’—The Ettes

Three piece garage rockers The Ettes are grinning, keys in hand, in the driver’s seat of a 1960s beat flashback trip gassed by guitar fuzz pedals and a twisty White Stripes soaked thump. Bass heavy, tambourine juiced, and fronted by the chic rocker hum of female vocalist Coco Hames, The Ettes are sonic jive dealers hip with a soulful, stylish realm of cool.
Album Review: ‘Look at Life Again Soon’—The Ettes
(TAKE ROOT RECORDS)
2/10/2009
Updated:
10/1/2015
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Three piece garage rockers The Ettes are grinning, keys in hand, in the driver’s seat of a 1960s beat flashback trip gassed by guitar fuzz pedals and a twisty White Stripes soaked thump. Bass heavy, tambourine juiced, and fronted by the chic rocker hum of female vocalist Coco Hames, The Ettes are sonic jive dealers hip with a soulful, stylish realm of cool.

Simple and grounded with retro vision, their sophomore release “Look at Life Again Soon” is gritty, power-stomped cashmere—11 songs of sassy, undoubting riff action ready to immerse and unwind in a consistent rock seasoning.

“I Get Mine” kicks the album up to overdrive right from the outset with a grueling drum and bass and Hames’ dreamy inquiry, “Just what do you take me for?”  The hot swinging surfer stroll of “Two Shakes” is pop sprinkled and breezy rock flare along with “Girls Are Mad” which runs wild with heated intensity and a sing a long chorus that is both dangerous and adorable. “Where Your Loyalties Lie” floats on a distant Stevie Nicks enigma like a fuzz dazed desert ride into the night.

The Ettes’ “Look at Life Again Soon” is an energetically astute experience comprised of 3 youthful allies aligned and shooting shining bursts of classic influences distinguishing them in a jubilant and memorable fashion.
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