Review: AKIMBO – “Jersey Shores”

Akimbo - “Jersey Shores” [Neurot] … drawing inspiration from the string of shark attacks that terrorized New Jersey in the summer of 1916, this Seattle trio goes to great lengths to expand their sonic palette on their sixth album (the first since leaving Alternative Tentacles) … they feel loose–even improvisational– hearkening back to early Black Sabbath, but with the noisy ferocious groove of homestate ilk like the Melvins … they may be as brutal and delicate as the waters that spawned these tales (even bookending the album with ocean sounds), as they ebb and flow through these haunting tracks … they best achieve balance on *3*, and really whip their balls out and rock on 4 and 5 … engineered and mixed in Louisville, KY by Chris Owens (Lords) … a critical release of 2008!   FCC OK … Try 2, *3*, 4, 5 … 6 is an instrumental … 2008Oct28

1. Matawan
2. Bruder Vansant
3. Lester Stillwell
4. Rogue
5. Great White Bull
6. Jersey Shores