“Shipwrecked” is the new album from John Reis’ Rocket From the Crypt side project The Sultans. It’s one of the better ones, too, IMO. Lead singer Slasher (aka Speedo aka John Reis) is in full blown heartache mode. Song titles such as, “It Meant Nothing”, “I Can’t Change”, and “I Just Can’t Take It” don’t leave much doubt as to how Slasher is feeling.
The whole album moves along pretty quickly in a RFTC vein, and the sound doesn’t suffer from a lack of horns. These are short bursts of rock and roll; only 3 of the 14 tracks go over 3 minutes with most of them under the 2:30 mark. The standout tracks are “Walk of Shame”, which sports a sharp organ jab (!) as an almost new/no-wave gesture. And “Jet Lag”, an almost Rancid-esque bit of high speed punk.
This is an excellent record but I think the appeal might be a little narrow. If you dig RFTC then it’s a no-brainer. I’ll try to get one of those songs up soon so you can hear them for yourself.
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