Ready, Aim, Fire
The East Neuk of Fife is a funny old place, it is rural, community driven and cosmopolitan all at the same time and with such diversity, like most areas of Scotland, it can produce a bucket load of talented people. Artists, musicians, writers and actors of global recognition have all came from this part of the world, and it’s to this note that I bring The Bel-Airs (with a hyphen) to the attention of those who haven’t had the chance to see or hear them yet.
Their debut LP “Sin City” has been released and it contains 11 tracks from the Fife collective that cover rock, blues, soul, funk and even a wee bit country. In other words, they do what they want, that’s what is so interesting about this band and this album.
Lead track “Ready, Aim, Fire” is a bluesy rock opener, you can imagine this being a Curtain-Up performance at a massive rock show, crunchy guitars and thumping beats. Kim Seymour belts out the killer chorus on this and all the other tracks, complementing the solid multi-instrumental unit playing out in force.
Highlights include the tune-filled stomper “Sold As Seen”, the country tinged “Bittersweet” and the nifty horns on “Diva Fever”, all of which make this album so diverse and exciting that it’s impossible to lose interest. There’s a balance between the rocky numbers and the moodier mellow tracks “Lost In You” and “Perfect Day” which bring forth some great harmonies and guitar and vocal chill.
If you haven’t managed to catch them live, I’d encourage you to seek them out, guaranteed to have you dancing and arm swaying the night away. Pick up a copy of this album via their Facebook page and rock out, chill out and freak out in it’s wonders.
https://thebel-airs.co.uk/
Cheers
Mark x
