THE DARK HORSES – EVERYONE’S ALONE
From the moment Tex Perkins growls out the lyrics of The Dark Horses’ first track, Uneasy Feeling, (“I wake and rub the shit out of my eyes”) you just know what’s coming. Listeners won’t be disappointed with this album full of ‘real man’ music commanded by the grim cheek of that classic Perkins attitude. It is relaxed and intense, coy and delightfully dark, punctuated by those precise twanging guitar chords. The album is gristle and teamwork, no longer Perkins and his backing band, but a truly collaborative force of musical might. The title of track nine sums it up perfectly; Everyone’s Alone is Filthy Beauty.
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