“Wherever you find Spencer, Simins and Bauer, that’s the epicentre of the party.”
Link: http://thequietus.com/articles/17584-jon-spencer-blues-explosion-freedom-tower-review
“On frenzied, byzantine workouts like “Born Bad” and “Dial Up Doll”, the Blues Explosion cycle through the history of rock’n’roll like one of those YouTube videos that summarizes a season of “Game of Thrones” in two minutes, stripping out stuff like character development and emotional arcs and stitching together only the most essential riffs, rhythms, and one-liners.”
Link: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20243-freedom-tower-no-wave-dance-party-2015/
‘Freedom Tower’ – Oh yes baby just dig it, it’s happening like nobody else.
“…the Blues Explosion wants to get your body moving, and they know just how to do it.”
“The tight-knit trio of Jon Spencer, Judah Bauer and Russell Simins jam with precision, as Spencer’s grunting and yelping overlays a ferocious assault of riffs and grooves like nobody else.”
“And yes, they are still kicking your favorite band’s ass across the stage.”
“What makes them important today is what made them important two decades ago. There is still an element of danger about their music; danger in its simplicity.”
http://bigtakeover.com/recordings/the-jon-spencer-blues-explosion-freedom-tower-mom-pop
“A record as chaotic and full of life as the city that inspired it, Freedom Tower sweats with feverish energy.”
“With their expertly rendered, precisely messy, irresistibly life-affirming punky, funky rock ‘n’ roll.”
Link: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/freedom_tower_-_no_wave_dance_party_2015/
“Des coups de latte, un baiser. Le Jon Spencer Blues Explosion au sommet de son art : l’expression ultime du rock’n’roll en 30 minutes.”
“Freedom Tower… showcases three men who grasp that great rock’n’roll can be at once rudimentary, virtuoso and preposterous.”
“The litany of yowls and squalls, and Simins’ funky belligerence, are crisply recorded at the Daptone House of Soul.” – Uncut Magazine (24 March 2015)
Scan: https://twitter.com/popcatastrophe/status/580703875512066050
“Thirty years of testifying have not dimmed the raw power and excitement that Jon Spencer can still generate…” – Uncut Magazine (24 March 2015)
“Från det triumfatoriska inledande stridsropet här om att “we gotta pay respect” och vidare i suggestiva funkrytmer och rent livsfarligt stenhårda riff är energin i Freedom Tower lika stor som den inneboende hotfullheten.”
“När han ylar mot New Yorks fullmåne. Då är han helt ostoppbar. Då kan inte ens vilda hästar eller hela arméer stoppa honom.”
“Sen rider han in i solnedgången på några elektriska högspänningsvågor. The Blues har segrat igen.”
Link: http://www.corren.se/kultur-noje/superhjalten-jon-spencer-rider-igen-7882112.aspx
“Ce cocktail explosif concocté par un trio plus en forme que jamais vous fera sans nul doute passer de très bons moments.”
“Sous cet arc électrique, on croise James Brown arborant sa plus belle crête, des Beastie Boys en santiags, et même Elvis avec un réveil pendu à son cou, tous convoqués pour que perdure toujours un peu plus le bel héritage laissé par la musique du 20ème siècle.”
Link: http://www.mowno.com/disques/the-jon-spencer-blues-explosion-freedom-tower-no-wave-party-2015/
“Funeral, le titre d’ouverture, est comme un uppercut sous le menton qui met le cerveau à l’envers et qui donne…”
“Courez vite chez votre disquaire favori.”
Link: http://addict-culture.com/jon-spencer-blues-explosion/
“…the JSBX are ferociously tight on this set, turning these 13 tunes into a set of lean, mean party jams that will set your head bobbing and your feet moving.”
Link: http://www.allmusic.com/album/freedom-tower-no-wave-dance-party-2015-mw0002817452
“Die unbändige Energie des Rock ’n‘ Roll durch ein dichtes Zusammenspiel zu entfesseln, gelingt auch auf dem neuen Album.”
Link: http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/musik/cds/744304_The-Jon-Spencer-Blues-Explosion.html
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