The band name The Boston Shakers might hint at a rockabillly act, but what you get is much more bang for your buck.
There's rap, heavy beats and scuzzy guitar, as they describe it, blending their Californian and French roots with influences from their new found Liverpool home, resulting in a unique blend of street-smart swag and honed beat-blending abilities.
The six friends' paths crossed in another life spent working behind the bar and their lyrics reflect what nearly by the sounds of it could get them put behind bars - drink, drugs and women.
Their debut E.P Wasted gives you blues, rap, rock, even dance and a touch of British Indie that has inevitably rubbed off in their new found home in the North.
From the opener Ready For You the tracks sound like they've been circulating radio for years. It's a professional sounding set up from vocal style to genre mixing to the crisp production.
Best Things has a relentless rap rhtyhm backed up by equally snappy drums. Like a lot of the tracks, a hint of vintage comes across in tone, combined with anthemic and catchy chants.
You're taken from indie-flavoured rock to the tap-tap beat of gansta to dance vibes in Plastic Bag. The album is a ride for the emotions going from chill, to rocking out to contemplation to just wanting to bust some moves.
These tracks give the listener an excuse to come together and unite in their catchy choruses and get lost in the rhythm. It's witty, fun, energetic and a bit of a revelation. What a ride.
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