All American, rock and rock, attitude and whiskey soaked…born and raised in Chicago…
…enter “Trickshooter Social Club”.
It can’t get more “USA” than this, they play rock/americana…this is it.
The group has actually evolved into something more than just a band, it has become closer to an actual social club…made up of eight members.
…two vocals…keyboard…guitars…bass…drums…a violin that’s played more as a fiddle…
They sound huge, they sound big, they sound unique and they will blow the hat off of your heads with their musical blasts.
They shared the stage with Peggy Young and the Survivors (featuring Spooner Oldham) and recent shows have included gigs at the Whiskey a Go-Go in LA and The Hippodrome in London.
They’re also regulars at the House of Blues Chicago, Club Metro and Lincoln Hall, and are regular guests on the Nick Digilio Show on WGN.
They have a new album that came out on the 30th of March called “Wilderness Radio”, it’s more of an EP actually, made of four songs…the band’s energy definitely shows across all of their body of works, it’s obvious in their music…but you can also see them in action, both on social media as they have a couple of music videos and if you’re in the US of A, you can go to one of their shows…their energy is unmatched.
…and without further ado…let’s jump into their latest EP, “Wilderness Radio”…
It starts out with “Run All Night”…and boy, you’ll feel like running after that one.
The intro drum fill is iconic…the two vocals fuse together beautifully…
Filled to the brim with energy, this song is a perfect pick for being the first track in the EP…it also feels like it would be great for the opening song in their show.
Chuggy riffs, slap delay vocals, in your face snare hits and piano licks…a guitar solo…
this one rocks hard and takes you by storm…of course production value is top notch.
…going into the second track…”Say Anything”, a more ‘country flavored’ song with female vocals as the centerpiece for the lyrical delivery this time around…the flavor is accented with hints of harmonica in the intro and a fiddle solo almost midway along the song…harmonica and fiddle play together, hand in hand near the end of the song…the song has a very uplifting musical energy to it…backing vocals also add layers to the personality of this song…
Moving back to a more heavy energetic mindset…we get into the third track “Girl Vs Monster”…
The drums are heavier, the guitars are heavier, even the fiddle is playing the same riffs as the guitar…it’s saying “hey, I can get heavy too”…and it surely can.
Let me also highlight how powerful the bass is here…it’s literally doing some heavy lifting and giving body to the already powerful track.
…unfortunately we find ourselves at our last stop in this small yet huge sounding journey, with the fourth and last track of the EP…”Bury Me In Light”…and they close the album in a very appropriate musical, lyrical and emotional way…the song is mellow and laid back…all the instruments are chilling…vocals are chilling…the slide guitar tones are relaxing…the fiddle licks are helping us also relax…the piano is shining in this track…and it ends on a happy note, it leaves you hopeful, it leaves you in a good mental spot.
Listening to their EP “Wilderness Radio”, I’ve been taken by storm with their unique fuzzy, punk, rock, country fusion is killer…highly recommended to anyone who likes to listen to music in general…you’ll find something you like here…
Trickshooter Social Club has a very distinct sound and flavor to their music…if you want to listen to something unique and flavorsome, you gotta check them out…you guys absolutely rock.
Wishing you all the best in the world.
Cheers!
