Album Review: Super Wild Horses – Fifteen
Listening to Super Wild Horses you would think that they were a band with three, maybe four members. You certainly wouldn’t think that two nice Aussie girls could make so make much noise between them. Melbourne duo Hayley and Amy, aka Super Wild Horses are here to prove you wrong. Loaded with attitude, lo-fi production values, loosely played sparse instruments (guitars, drums and organs) and dual vocals Super Wild Horses play it loud, abrasive and fast yet retain enough cool pop melodies that make them immensely accessible.
Formed in 2009, Super Wild Horses already have one sold out EP and support slots with Eddy Current Suppression Ring and Jon Spencer under their belts and now release their punchy debut long player ‘Fifteen’. Comprising of 11 tracks it is a brash, confident mix of alt. pop, post punk and garage rock, and some of the loudest and most energetic music I have heard for some time. Sounding somewhere between the Breeders and Bikini Kill they provide a much needed respite from the vast amount of nice, summery folk we seem to be awash with at the moment. My favourite track, simply because it has the catchiest tune, is ‘Adrian’ though the album is strong throughout. If Super Wild Horses can sound this good on record they should be mind-blowing live, I only hope they don’t leave it too long before they visit the UK. 4/5
Mark Cousens
Out now on Hozac Records
www.myspace.com/superwildhorses
www.hozacrecords.com
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