THIRTEENS – THE BLACK BULLETS 2013

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In an age of cut and paste, carbon copy “bad-ass” rock bands, it’s refreshing to come across the real thing every once in a while. Following on from 2012’s excellently grubby self-titled EP, The Black Bullets are back with Thirteens, a five track slice of dirt under your nails, rock debauchery.
The Southampton four piece, whilst looking like soap dodging miscreants, have actually become a very tight musical unit in the past 12 months. A full year’s touring experience has turned the band into an eight legged, booze guzzling, thrill seeking machine with balls like watermelons and serious musical chops — and it shows on EP opener “Thirteens”. Like AC/DC’s “It’s A Long Way To The Top”, the song is a road trip boogie of cramped vans, cheap beer, cheaper women and unwashed socks — with shout along background vocals and everything turned up to 11. Think Supersuckers when they were good and you’re just about bang on the money.

01. Thirteens
02. How High
03. Untitled
04. My Priest
05. Too Loaded (For Love)