Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Feature - ANDY J GALLAGHER "Crocodiles and Prostitutes"

Unabashedly raw and unforgiving, Andy J Gallagher's Crocodiles and Prostitutes EP (Universal/Waga Waga Records) is a sonic panacea to the anemic rock genre. Energetic and dauntless, Gallagher transports listeners back to the no holds barred, punk-infused world of remarkable commotion. With The Damned's legendary songwriter, Roman Jugg, in the producer's seat, Crocodiles and Prostitutes is, at once, a resurrection of punk rock's ascendancy and modern musical promise.

With the brilliantly abrasive, anathematizing love anthem, "Something Else," Gallagher leaves behind any notion of regret in his concise and resolute sentiment of emotional detachment. "The Men in Suits," much like the seemingly depraved characters populating the song, starts off slow and deceitfully disciplined before radically shifting gears. Gallagher narrates this lascivious tale with his signature unhinged vocals and sinewy guitars. "Rope Swings Eternal" shares a similar motif - exposing the downtrodden - and with it, exposing Gallagher's more perceptive and soulful other half, while "C" promptly ends the album with a laconic, and true-to-Gallagher message that will satisfy any post-punk penchant.

Crocodiles and Prostitutes fuses the best of punk's past with an unmatched, contemporary talent.

To check out more of Andy J Gallagher, visit:
www.myspace.com/andyjgallagher
or
www.andyjgallagher.com



Andy's video for his forthcoming single: "Faster and Faster"