Gimme Some Noise!

The Razorblades are one of Europe's leading surf bands, having played nearly 300 shows in ten countries, released three albums and one EP, added tracks to numerous compilations and having absolutely no plans to retire. Instead, they've releases their forth full length album, Gimme Some Noise!, which shows the band running like a well-oiled diesel engine. Rob Razorblade (guitar), Ray Razorblade (bass) and Regi Razorblade (drums) travelled a lot in the last few years. They've slept on countless living room floors, rocked together with bands like The Peacocks, Loaded, Los Straitjackets and the Turbo Acs and forgot the blinders of the surf genre in a backstage trash can somewhere on the road. But can you combine Surf with Punk, New Wave, Ska, Reggae, Modsound and Rockabilly? The Razorblades say, "Yes!" The spirit of Dick Dale still lingers over Gimme Some Noise!, but the three piece from Germany spices the Sixties Sound with neck breaking speed, wild feedback noise and a colorful range of influences. You can hear the American power pop of the Cute Lepers as well as Agent Orange's West Coast Punk, find traces of Ska from The Specials, Punky Reggae from the Ruts, the Mod Sound of the Jam and if you listen closely, there's also some feedback extravaganza in the spirit of Sonic Youth.