Adventures Of Salvador have clearly been working hard since 2016's 'Chocolates & Drugs', because whilst it clearly had all the spirit and drive we see in their latest offering, 'Welcome To Our Village' is a more precise, more rawkous and more improved offering in every way.
We kick things off with 'Girl With The Broken Face', showcasing AOS' dedication to a snappy distorted guitar riff and chanty singalong backing vox, flitting perfectly between almost spoken word vocals and minimal percussive backdrop into a momentum-filled, soaring rock and roll number. This drive continues into the fuzzy basses and southern rock attitude of 'Uncle Walt' and 'Retroman', with the former slightly more downbeat, with it's galloping percussives and hammond organ solo, and the latter relying heavily upon a perfectly fuzzed out bass guitar and crescentic culmination through its brief four minute duration.
Later on, things get a little more punk, eschewing the surf-tinged rock and rollers of the first half and opting for the snapping 12-bar and Idles-esque vocal snarl of 'Prettier Than You', or the catatonic heft and scrappy sludgey oy vibes of 'King Kong'.
Adventures Of Salvador really are one of the most prominent acts in this scene right now, forming a perfect culmination of instrumental skill, songwriting prowess and all-out rock power. A brilliant return, and one that will surely be as well recieved as their last outing. Lovely stuff.
We kick things off with 'Girl With The Broken Face', showcasing AOS' dedication to a snappy distorted guitar riff and chanty singalong backing vox, flitting perfectly between almost spoken word vocals and minimal percussive backdrop into a momentum-filled, soaring rock and roll number. This drive continues into the fuzzy basses and southern rock attitude of 'Uncle Walt' and 'Retroman', with the former slightly more downbeat, with it's galloping percussives and hammond organ solo, and the latter relying heavily upon a perfectly fuzzed out bass guitar and crescentic culmination through its brief four minute duration.
Later on, things get a little more punk, eschewing the surf-tinged rock and rollers of the first half and opting for the snapping 12-bar and Idles-esque vocal snarl of 'Prettier Than You', or the catatonic heft and scrappy sludgey oy vibes of 'King Kong'.
Adventures Of Salvador really are one of the most prominent acts in this scene right now, forming a perfect culmination of instrumental skill, songwriting prowess and all-out rock power. A brilliant return, and one that will surely be as well recieved as their last outing. Lovely stuff.
TRACK LISTING
1 Girl With The Broken Face
2 Uncle Walt
3 Retroman
4 Welcome To My Village
5 Prettier Than You
6 King Kong
7 Moody Blues
8 Now Look What You Made Me Do