The Headlocks - I Freak Out Too
We’ve been getting some great CD’s sent to the Noise Pop office for obvious reasons and I’ve decided to take advantage of the situation for the advancement of EOTB band awareness. One band in particular that stuck out is Staten Island’s The Headlocks. This band has that classic rock aesthetic, sort of like a Jack White project (think Raconteurs) or bands like Dutchess and the Duke. As I’ve said before regarding this type of band, it’s nothing innovative, but you can’t knock the quality of the product. The band’s recent album Cuckoobird is truly a great listen full of enthusiastic vocals backed by wailing guitars, easy-going bass lines and dashes of brass here and there. It’s one of those CD’s you throw at the head of a person who hasn’t moved past his parents LP’s, because “new music is so bad.” Beyond today’s featured tune “I Freak Out Too,” I highly recommend “Out In The Sun” and “Shelter” for your listening pleasure.
