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• If you’ve ever stumbled across a Zen Hussies gig the chances are they’ll have troubled your feet already. After one hearing of their third album you’ll remember why – it’s all here, splendidly performed and recorded. Chirpy opener ‘Angelina Tout’ swings out with vintage jazziness, catchy as it gets and, like ‘Jetset Giro Gigolo’, tells a comically implausible tale with well-staged relish. There’s a shade of Ian Dury about ‘Catfood’, with raucous backing vocals and a rockabilly swing propelling the pun-strewn feline narrative, while the languidly unromantic ‘Not In The Mood’ belies a swing-ska classic while respecting it absolutely. They’re a splendid bunch, the Hussies - ace musicians with a sense of humour - and this is their best waxing yet. (Tony Benjamin)
Copyright Tony Benjamin 2011
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