Strange Karma: Cold Blooded

Strange Karma are from the Antipodes and Cold Blooded is only available on vinyl although for reviewing purposes streaming was employed. In somewhat atypical move from a band geographically stranded there is a melting pot of influences at play on the album. Led Zeppelin are a clear one, I hear Ian Astbury from the Cult in some of the intonation – not something that I generally dig but it's tolerable here.

"Devil from the Moon" is the key tune here – in a different life there may have been some airplay. Not in 2017 alas. Strange Karma have a pleasing knack for fist-pumping, anthemic classic rock such as the title track which sits snuggly on side two and sews together a solid side before the closer "Dreams" where all the stops are pulled out and roundly trounced – it would certainly have me replacing the needle over and over on side two but I shall settle on pressing the back button on my music playing device.

Track Listing:
Side A:
1) Freedom
2) Devil from the Moon
3) Crying for Your Love
4) Realize
5) I Believe (London Town)
Side B:
1) Heartbeat
2) Should've Seen It Coming
3) Cold Blooded
4) Hey Man
5) Dreams

Added: May 18th 2017
Reviewer: Simon Bray
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Related Link: Band Website
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Language: english

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