#breakfast gin

Mustn’t say it, mustn’t say it, MUSTN’T SAY IT…

…Rare Birds ATL’s latest single Breakfast Gin again distils the spirit [D’oh! Ed.] of swaggering 70s southern soul-infused rock. Blasting us back to a time when heatwaves were to be enjoyed, not treated as signs of the coming apocalypse; lead in petrol (when you could get it) put lead in your pencil; striking was a national pastime; and two B&H Gold and a builders’ tea was the breakfast of champions.

Andrew Cylar’s sinewy, elastic guitar, and propulsive bass and drums from Ben Jenkins and Shawn Thacker conjure a strutting Stones-y groove (that’s sure to give you Jagger-bobbing whiplash), topped with highly Brandon Neal’s Rodgersesque lithe lead vocals. There’s the usual briefest bursts of judicious soloing from Andrew and even some proper Honkette-style girly BVs to complete the rollicking retro feel.

Corking, up-beat, blood-stirring stuff from an era when probably the only good thing was the music: get your platforms on, pick up your neck brace by the door and get on down!