Best get tooled up,
here comes some raw and dangerous garage punk-soul.
For folks that needed
to phone a helpline when The White Stripes confirmed they'd split, a
new gunslinger's in town. LA musician Hanni El Khatib takes his
inspiration from the greasy underbelly of the great American
songbook, those lesser celebrated R&B, soul, blues and doo-wop
songs from the 50's and 60's whose sinister sentiments marked a time
when rock and roll was truly dangerous. When gang fights, hot rods
and cheap kicks were all the kids needed for a good night out.
You may be familiar
with his cover of Funkadelic's “I Got A Thing” from a recent Nike
commercial, featured on the album as a bonus track. The song is
stripped down to a raw and ready garage rocker, all fuzz guitar,
snapping drums and throat stripping vocals.
Click over the jump for more on Will The Guns Come Out.
The low-rent version of
Elvis' “Heartbreak Hotel” evokes a more cockroach infested place
than when Mr Presley resided there. It's not all gloom and
confrontation though, the acoustic guitar based “Wait Wait Wait”
and “Garbage City” show that behind the tough front lurks a soft
and sensitive heart.
Click here for Hanni El
Khatib's website.
Will The Guns Come Out is released on Innovative Leisure Records
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