Panic Kids Falling With Style LP
PANIC KIDS are a Madrid five-piece who cite TURBONEGRO, RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS, and TURBO AC’S as inspirations, which is an ambitious wish list. Their sophomore LP Failing With Style lands closer to TURBONEGRO’s throttled sleaze than the full-tilt attack of the others, and the album lopes along in mid-tempo territory enough that the adrenaline doesn’t quite pump for the recording in the same way that it probably does in a bar. That said, the production is big and solid, the gang vocals and “whoa-oh-oh”s keep the party moving, and there are enough hooks to keep it interesting. Standouts include the opener “The Itches” and “I’ll Be Adored,” and a guest vocalist on “From Madrid With Love” delivers a classic hard rock performance that’s one of the album’s highlights. Their creepy baby-face mascot is unsettling. Limited to 500 copies.