Swedish
retro hard rockers Miss Willis started out as Twilight Zone back in 1986,
reformed as Miss Willis Flowerchild and released their first demo under this
name already back in 1993. In 2008 they released their first album, “Alpha Male”,
under the new shortened name. An outstanding release, indeed! The follow-up EP,
“Rewolf” was released in 2010 and in 2015 the album “Coming Home” saw the light
of day. This, their latest release, is another 5 track EP, a pro-printed CDR, I
should add. It kicks off with a siren and bursts into a kick ass up-tempo guitar-based
riff rocker. Promising, to say the least! “When The Devil Gets Old” continues
in the upper mid-tempo region with a classic hard rock touch. A hint of AC/DC
with a more Black Crowes sounding chorus. “Playground” reminds me a bit of UFO’s
“Natural Thing” or Moxy’s “Moonrider” in the main riff. An outstanding hard
rocker, indeed! “Först till kvarn” (with vocals in Swedish, as you may suspect)
draws more on the early 70s vein, here with the addition of a Hammond organ, something
they used quite a lot more on “Coming Home”. This one reminds me a bit of the
band Blood From The Sun or Swedish colleagues Thalamus. This is actually my
favorite track from this new effort. Uffe’s vocals sort of take on a totally
different tone when he sings in his native tongue. The EP finished off with “Hole
In The Ground”, which initially and ironically made me think of “Hole In The Sky”
(Black Sabbath). It does sound a bit like vintage Uriah Heep meets Black
Sabbath. A kick-ass track. A great band that never disappoints! Looking forward
to the new full-length!
Janne Stark
Country:
Sweden
Year: 2018
Label:
self-released
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