Turn Your Head This Way
SSK, 2023
8/10
Listen to Turn Your Head This Way
The debut album from the Florida outfit of Roxx Revolt (vocals, guitars), Dan Heath (bass), Jake Shockley (guitar), and Chris Campo (drums), this powerful and diverse version of rock proves that the band are ready for arenas.
“Coming Down” begins the listen with tense and booming, fuzzed out rock that brings sturdy riffs and Revolt’s calm versus loud vocals, and “King Revolt” follow with Campo’s thumping drums amid a bit of a haunting quality that builds into an anthemic rocker.
Further on, “Birdie Like Woman” is dance floor friendly with plenty of melody populating the retro landscape, while “Run For Cover”, the album’s best, emits plenty of grit and harmonic moments that are both soulful and charged.
Moving close to the end, “Mosquito Song” contains some punk flavor with dense, grungey bouts, and “Second Thoughts” exits with some scrappy garage rock flavor alongside the strategic backing vocals that are quite soothing.
A listen that balances power pop, blues sensibilities, Western twang and punk, Revolt And The Velvets will likely be selling out stadiums in the future with their giant and charged rock sensibilities.
Travels well with: Mike Zito- Blues For The Southside; Vixen77- Easy Access