ALBUM REVIEW: The Datsuns 'Deep Sleep'

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The Datsuns’ Deep Sleep is a brimming cauldron of rock-fueled riffs and fills, with a twist of psychedelia hurled into the mix. At just ten songs in length, the album rattles through at break neck speed without compromising on audible aesthetics. Opener ‘Caught In The Silver’ introduces trippy guitar effect,s taking listeners back to an era reminiscent of the ’70s.

‘Bad Taste’ certainly leaves a taste, but not a bad one. The guitar riff is one of brilliance, echoing Jack White’s melodic raptures whilst nasal, aggressive vocals break through each instrumental. Upping the tempo in ‘Shaky Mirrors’, his resonant tremor turns the song into a whirlwind of frenzied thrashing. And that’s the audience, not the erratic drumming.

The Datsuns have harvested a lot of their melodies, probably subconsciously from other bands. ‘500 eyes’ is a dead ringer for Sound Garden’s ‘Black Hole Sun’, with ‘Claw Machine’ showing similarities to Queens Of The Stone Age’s ‘Know One Knows’. Rudolf De Borst’s vocals in some ways mirror Neil Tennant, Tom Meighan and more broadly, Wolf Mother’s Andrew Stockdale. Irrespective of these comparisons, you couldn’t imagine and would not want anyone else’s vocals on the record.

Musically, the composition is a well-rehearsed arrangement and despite Deep Sleep being 34 minutes in its entirety, it has everything you could want from a decent rock album. Guitar hero riffs, percussion good enough to air drum to and vocals full of influence. It feels like an album that was created over a ten-year period, not ten days.