The Barren Spinsters ~ Let The Music Ruin Your Life: A Music Review
Written by Ol Shep Dawg Hisself on April 3, 2024
Not much good comes out of Canberra except for a couple of Barren Spinsters, who I liken to The Goodies (goody goody gumdrops) of Aussie independent rock. The boys (men) have finally dropped a follow up album to their brilliant 2019 Ten Steps To Cynical Thinking.
Let The Music Ruin Your Life has a harder rockier edge, dare I say a bit of high voltage, compared to its predecessor. Brendon, the eloquent songwriter, outlines the album’s development. “We started writing for the album back in 2020, just before COVID hit. We both also became first time Dads, so it’s taken a little bit longer to get this new one out. But we’re absolutely stoked with how it turned out, and hope people dig it!”
I dug it! The album starts a million miles an hour with Takes A Lifetime (don’t try & rush it – shoestring budget). But was Brendon ready at the start? Matt is whackin’ those skins like his life depended on it. Next Starting Rumours pulls back a smidgen and rolls with a country rock feel. Smooth Moves has a nice groove with an old mate, the young (still young) Charlie Bedford adding cool guitar. Living Back Home, the lead single we’ve already highlighted in a previous Blawg and then there’s my favourite Pablo with Phil Coyne (The Wayward Aces) blasting high octane harp.
Ol Shep
