Our Italian friend Lester is always very good at surprising us. Some of you might remember when he was on tour with The CRYBABYS at a time when nobody was expecting to see the band live again. I can also still remember Lester telling me how much he used to love NY LOOSE and now here he is with his band The GREENOSKIS releasing a 14 song album with Brijitte West! Born from a collaboration between Brijitte, Lester and Wilko Zanni, the album was recorded in Italy and draws on rock’n’roll, New York punk and power pop, with influences from late ’70s and early ’80s rock. The opening song “Doin’ Alright” is killer song mixing AC/DC guitar riffs and raw punk rock’n’roll energy followed by “My Lower Eastside” that brings back New York’s late 70s/early 80s sleazy spirit. You’ll hear great poppy melodies in “Don’t Hurt Yourself”,”Default” or in the very catchy “Sorry I’ve Been A Stranger”. There’s many great songs on this album: “Some Body”, “Kill Me, It”s Saturday Night”,”OTT”, “Looking At You” or “Shoot Shoot Shoot” will stay in your head after listening to them just once! The DEADS BOYS cover “All This And More” is impeccable and you’ll even hear some great Italian punk rock with Lester on lead vocals in “Brutta Bimba Bella”. Things get quieter at the end of this record with the beautiful “Nobody Won” and as a bonus song, you’ll find an acoustic version of NY LOOSE‘s “The Luckiest Girl.” Don’t make the mistake of not getting to this album! /Laurent C.
Brijitte West and The Greenowskis “S/T”
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