Sin City – Something’s Cookin’ (EP Review)
Sin City are no strangers to Aotearoa/New Zealand, having been Covid refugees, a time which they put to good use to establish themselves with a strew of magnificent live performances and the release of their well-received debut album Welcome to Sin City last year.
While the duo of Nick Armstrong and Jack Beesley are now Melbourne/Narm based, they have once again recorded in Aotearoa, with producer Delaney Davidson and Engineer Jol Mulholland and have released Something’s Cooking, a four-song taster.
Oddly the title track Something’s Cookin comes third on the tracklist, but after listening to the EP throughout, it is obvious that Love Comes In Waves should come first with its sing-a-long-ability vibe. Sin City’s take on country is more 70’s soul-country than the popular alt-country scene/sound that popped up in the 1990s. Delaney Davidson’s signature (magic) touch is also obvious, in the richness of all the songs, which comprise a complexity of sounds that complement, rather than compete within the compositions.
Each of the four courses: Love Comes In Waves, Belgian Beer, Something’s Cooking and The Fringes Of Life stand (sound) just far apart enough to avoid the EP becoming easy-listening, the listeners’ attention is peaked as each song contributes to setting up expectations for another full-length platter, from these talented Stetsons wearing characters.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Simon Coffey
