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POPISIMS ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2009
CD ALBUM £7.99 & £1.50 Shipping 01. One more nail outta rock n rolls coffin BUY THE ALBUM ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD FROM iTUNES £7.99 OR £0.79p per track
VIDEO FOR "GOOD SUITS & FIGHTIN BOOTS"
They tell the story of a town coming to terms with a murder in its parish and the revelation that the murderer may have been blackmailing a couple of young lovers and coming to terms with the idea that he may have "deserved" it. SOLD OUT***SOLD OUT***SOLD OUT***SOLD OUT*** SOLD OUT***SOLD OUT*** SOLD OUT*** DOWNLOAD £1
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REVIEWS The Bonnevilles are a duo from Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Describing what they play as Garage Punk Blues may be a mouthful but its not a lie. Andrew McGibbon Jr. on Guitar & Vocals and Chris McMullan on Drums and with songs about God & Satan, Fighting & Drinking, Cars, Sex, Love, Revolutionaries & Libertarians is it any wonder, lyrically, they’ve been compared to the 50’s beat poets. Jesus, the name of the albums title track “GOOD SUITS & FIGHTIN’ BOOTS” is ballsy enough, then consider that’s its about having the sort of fun you can only have when you’ve accepted your going to die young and Monday only brings boredom. Perhaps redemtion through music?. GOD MIGHT LOVE ME (BUT DOESN’T KNOW ME LIKE THE DEVIL DOES) speaks for itself, the unsurpassed rawness of HARTALE LURGAN BLUES a song the band recognise will live longer than they will and perhaps, one day, be recognised eventually by the hometown that lends its name to the title. I DON’T LIKE WHISKEY is about dieing alone in the graveyard of a foreign town, pop music this is not. Recorded at Super-8-Ekotronic on a Tascam 688, tape machine, in keeping with the old school/anti-modernity ethos the band love. It also brings a certain analogue warmth that is missing from so many modern recordings, the trade off is that hiss may be present occasionally but “fuck it” if it sounds good its in, and the same goes for the occasional “mistake” that you may notice, that was the take that felt right so that’s the take that goes on the record, a slight error won’t ruin a song but no feeling will. Live, the band really tear it up and that’s one of the things they have managed to capture on tape which is rare these days because its difficult to do, if you don’t know your trade. The Bonnevilles don’t claim a damn thing, they are what they are, great songs and the truth., there’s no bullshit, no lies, no claims that cannot be honored, just honest to God PunkBluesRocknRollLo-FiTrash. It’s all the blues baby. Heavily influenced by all the usually blues suspects, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon and Chess Records, Charlie Patton, Robert Johnson, RL Burnside but throw in some Punk and Grunge, some old school Rock n Roll and you have something unique. LONG LIVE ROCK n ROLL, LONG LIVE THE BLUES, LONG LIVE THE BONNEVILLES
ELECTRIC ROULETTE REVIEW There's something of a '60s revival goin' on at the minute and it's sneakin' up on the blindside. While everyoneis worryin' 'emselves green about the prospect of a loada cocky kidz diggin' the sounds of Echobelly or whatever, there's a rabble of bands out there runnin' headlong through the crowds, chinning justabout anyone who gets in their way... and sometimes, that includes the listener. The Bonnevilles are no exception. These Lurganites were found this mornin' in my speakers kickin' out the tweeters and showin' knuckle-dusters to this bleary writer. Man, I'd been awake for under a second and these garage yobs are pickin' a fight. Instead of kickin' me to a pulp... they hit me with a sound so fuggin' good that I done filled my trews! 'The Explosive New Sound of Punk Blues' it may be... but it's that familiar ol' time sound of trouble... Now, this is where most reviewers start botherin' you with tales of where the band are from, how they started and what they dig. I ain't... one listen to this greased-up, sleazy garage-blues and you know exactly where The Bonnevilles are from. Somewhere between a rottin' hot-rod engine and the nipple of a titty twister. They're the black line strikin' down the middle of their own sleeve. Jeez, these is one of the sleaziest LPs you'll ever hear! And not a sax in sight! Before you've even got around to listenin', this LP demands you dig. Song titles like 'The Belgians Are Coming!', 'One More Nail Outta Rock 'n' Roll's Coffin', 'Hardtale Lurgan Blues' and 'The Drag'... makes you wanna like this band huh? Well, thankfully for you, these elemental no-fi rockers can make a tune that you CAN dig. Many bands who tellyer that they're 'garage', all too often sound like The Byrds. Course, that ain't a bad thing as such... but you want evil, bug-eyed, grimey kicks with attitude and fuggin' volume? Man, The Bonnevilles can deliver... and instead of leavin' you a note to say they've called, they'll kick yer door in and make 'emselves at home... in your home... one sleepin' off the drink in your bed and the other one laughin' at you're Fair Trade Teabags. "Chump...". "'Kay... so when you gon' give us a review huh?" Simmer. These cats are everythin' you just read and more. If you like, I'll tell you about the skuzzy guitars, the primal beat, the tough wailin' and great tone of the whole thing... but really, you shoulda guessed that already. The clues are in there man... and this band, like most from this field (the battle field should you need tellin') are gettin' down and dirty and ready to blow your brains out... if only they could stand up straight for long enough. However, these hopeless drunks ain't dunderhead-central... man, these are poetic drunkards, down the end of the bar 'citing lines from some misunderstood poet before slammin' down chasers and cuttin' up the Hooray Henry's with their own tie-clips. These cats are good... real good. Looks like they'll make it all the way home. And rightly so. This may not be the most sophisticated LP yool hear, but man, it'll be one of your favourites. You need this. THE WRENCH MAGAZINE REVIEW OK, so it’s safe to say, I’d been waiting for this album for a long time... but it was worth every second of the wait. Listen people...and more importantly...learn. This is how all music should be – raw, honest, stripped down and delivered from the heart. What I find truly amazing, is the wall of dirty assed sounds that these two gents serve up. For just two of them, the sleazy guitar and vocals from Andy, against the beatings of rhythm king Chris, hit all the right buttons. There quite literally ain’t a bad song on here, but then I never had a doubt, as The Bonnevilles consistently deliver. Buy this album today and improve your record collection in one easy move. Blinding. SOULGENERATION.COM REVIEW Hog wild rock'n'roll! This duo are spitting guitar riffs tougher than ACDC. Absolutely killer stuff - think John Spencer Blues Explosion meets Motorhead. A sound steeped in the good stuff; elements of Chicago Blues, Memphis Rock'n'Roll and tough 70's rock all bound with a raw garage punk energy. If you go wild to the heavy sounds then buy this one now! 3 Stars out of 3/Kill for it ROAD RECORDS (Dublin) The Bonnevilles are a northern irish based garage blues two piece featuring andrew mcgibbon jr on guitars and chris mcmullan on drums. this is pure quality garage punk blues. the album was pretty much recorded live in the studio to 8 track analog tape. imagine an even more raw sounding black keys with the voice of rory gallagher. the album has a beautifully raw feel about it and goes right back to the early blues of howlin wolf or willie dixie whilst also adding in the pure energy of sixties garage punk. its full of perfectly fuzzed up guitar sounds, stripped down drums and a voice that was quite simply made for this kind of sound. i have to say this is as good as garage punk blues gets and any fan of the likes of the black keys, jon spencer and sixties garage sounds will absolutely adore this one. DJ HILL FUNK Woah man..the album is GREaaaaaAT !!!!, I can't recommend "Good Suits & Fightin' Boots"..just buy the damn thing if your thing is Punk trash Blues & I know you are or you wouldn't be on here !!!! DAN OF BEATNIK SOUL I got the new CD yesterday and since then I've spent all my free time playing it! fuckin' punk blues classic!! POPISIM Just a while ago, I’ve read something about The Black Keys teaming up with Billy Gibbons for some kind of a soon-to-be collaboration. Had someone played me this, telling telling me that it’d already happened, I’d be a fool enough to believe. What’s more, with the ‘Keys starting to experiment in a more-polished-than-usual way with Danger Mouse, this might as well be THE replacement as good as any for their swampier early stuff. The album opens with a noisy Motor City fuelled pair that is an obvious explanation why the main(er, of the two) Bonnevilles, Andy McGibbon, named his label the way he did. It’s from the third number, the title tune, that the above reference becomes pretty obvious. It continues throughout the rest of the album, all rooted knee-deep in the swamps of the deepest of American South, as opposed to their Norhtern Irish origin, and put through their own kind of “Honest to God Punk-Blues-Rock’n’Roll-Lo-Fi-Trash”! THE NEXT BIG THING REVIEW |
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HARDTALE LURGAN BLUES e.p. FREE DOWNLOAD 
RICK SAUNDERS REVIEW
The Bonnevilles are a grimy punk-infected rocknsoulblues duo out of Lurgan. Bonnevilles guitarist/singer Andy McGibbon day job is boss of Lurgan's Motor Sound Records which represents a stable of underground (if there is such a thing anymore) outsider blues and garage outfits from around the globe (check out my review of Motor Sounds wicked compilation Blood On The Scratch Plate '65). With their new release Good Suits and Fightin' Boots, The Bonnevilles announce their arrival as a band to reckoned with, feared, and loved.
McGibbon's voice is a gritty, sexy, early Danny Auerbach-ian soul machine. His guitar sound swings thick, heavy, and as tasteful as a saws-all with a new blade, at once vicious and keen-edged. McGibbon keeps the vibe hangin' low, feedback full, and on-point exact. Drummer Chris McMullan's work is burly...soulful like ironwood and it tears at the seams of McGibbon's vintage pinstriped pocket, primally adding what's sonically required and vital. As a team they give each other the needful room the music requires to breath, grind, wail, and shake.
Shall we get on to the album? Let's shall.
Hey! Bonnevilles! Who the fck starts out their first album with an instrumental? You do, ya bastards. That takes some cojones. But while Good Suits stands tall as a powerful eleven track filler-less collection of singles it also flows album-wise, weaving from the aforementioned instro One More Nail Outta Rock n' Rolls Coffin to the souped up garage stormer Army of One to the boogieass menace of title tracker Good Suits and Fightin' Boots. No Government, No Country, No King is a slow, tense politiblues burner which is followed by The Drag which sports a similar hot slow burning, if not sexier vibe and ends with the snip of a JFK speech. The centerpiece of this work, God Might Love Me (But He Doesn't Know Me Like The Devil Does) stands as one of the tracks I found myself playing repeatedly. McMullan's simple slow tribal toms match McGibbon's on-point grungy slide work to set a resigned yet menacing tone. Acoustic roots rocker I don't Like Whiskey is a blues redeemer. Super single C'Mon is a delicious hook filled head knocker and bottle buster with it's singalong chorus raisin' hell and fuss. The Belgians Are Coming is two minutes of Dick Dale-esque red tide dirty surf perfection. The set ends with the wicked live anthem Hardtale Lurgan Blues that smokes deep and hard from fit to fin. Like my man Dj Hillfunk says "it's a slow grower" but once I locked into the turbo charged souled-out grinding alt-blues sound of The Bonnevilles I was blown up and dusted. The Bonnevilles Good Suits and Fightin' Boots easily ranks high on my short list of best albums of the year.
BLUES MATTERS
This duo describe what they do as "garage punk blues' and I certainly couldn't disagree with their opinion - it hits the nail nail square on the head. Thsi is aggressive, wild and loud. Hailing from Lurgan in Northern Ireland, they cook up a stew of dark and heavy tunes about fighting, women and whiskey; this is not for the faint of heart! Similar to The Black Keys but much heavier and not far removed from the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. The band is just Andrew McGibbon Jnr on guitar/vocals and Chris McMullan on drums. 'I Don't Like Whiskey' is a song about dying alone in the graveyard of a foreign town - Mcfly these guys are not! ' God Might Love Me (But He Doesn't Know Me Like The Devil Does)" is a slow dirge like Blues in a good way. with great lyrics and a great title. 'No Government, No Country, No King' is so heavy and earthy its seems anchored to the local waste grounds, and features a fine vocal. 'The Drag' is another highlight, which could pass as a new genre of heavy metal Blues; it's so low down and deep, with a great bass like riff. Full of attitude and stripped down to the bare essentials, this is a really enjoyable assault of Irish garage Blues..... Andrew Baldwin - Blues Matters 