Sax and drums and Rock ’n’ Roll. In a moderately unexpected turn of events Australian demolition duo Party Dozen find themselves a decade in, arriving at their fifth album with no sign of slowing down. 21 Bum Salute is a fine distillation of their special blend of honkin’ skronkin’ chaos, a rattling half hour of fizzing, restless, motion. They contend it is their best yet and they may well be right. It’s a raucous good time.
‘Special Unit’ rolls in on a building crescendo and wastes little time in setting the scene, uptempo swinging drums, gibbering vocals and honking sax. The relentless, distorted, groove of ‘Euro Stomper’ gathers layers of twisting sound until it reaches a delirious level of blow-out. ‘Mad Rooter’ is an unstoppable strutter…

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