IndieMonkey: Lynam - Bling! Bling!

Lynam - Bling! Bling!
Andrew Ellis

For a band titling their album 'Bling! Bling!', Lynam display a complete lack of pretension. There’s no high concept, flashy image or affectation going on here, just 29 minutes and 10 songs of pure, unadulterated, unassuming scuzzy rock n’ roll, pop-punk and bizarrely enough, bluegrass.
The Birmingham, Alabama quartet feature 'Mars Electric' mainman Jacob Bunton -- even though his surname, like the rest of the band is credited (with more than a pinch of self-depreciating humour), as Lynam -- among their ranks, and he is the band’s main songwriter/creator of anarchy.
The instant melody of opener 'Della' bursts out of the blocks and melds Beatle-esque harmonies with a dirty, low-down riff and vibe. The tongue-in-cheek 'Disco King' follows suit before the band’s wonderful weirdness comes to the fore: the Run DMC-influenced 'Waste My Life' showcases a melodic rap-hard rock sound, while 'Dixie River Gun Runners' is a frantic, yet utterly compelling bluegrass tune - I never thought I’d write that.
Meanwhile, the excellent 'Bemused' and 'Gonna Getchoo' return to a blistering rock sound while the thoughtful and brooding 'Losing Venus' sounds like a Mars Electric outtake.
Mars Electric are due to make a welcome return on Atenzia Records in April, but until then, get hold of this spirited collection of energetic and diverse rock at all costs.

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