Shipwrecked

Let's RAWK! After two years, The Sultans finally follow up their critically overlooked and criminally under appreciated debut with Shipwrecked. This time around Slasher (aka Speedo, on guitar and vox), Black Velvet (aka Dean Reis, on bass), and Tony DiPrima (aka Tony DiPrima, on drums), shed the fuzz in favor of a castrated, white, chiming sound. Shipwrecked is an amalgam of simplistic chord thuggery and late '70s power pop sheen. Immersed in the sounds of The Nerves, The Saints, The Ramones, and the Kids, The Sultans reinvent themselves as lovesick vermin quick to placate their frustration through song. Guitars ring with a Byrdsian jangle and suburbanite melodicism. Drums thud with a penchant for caveman repetition and a deadened flat sound. The bass holds everything together with descending/ascending booming and tasteful tastiness. The Sultans are today's quintessential power trio, complete with instantly memorable hooks and a penchant for combining familiar pop structures with reckless and bold execution.