Hello again amigos. We've just got time to sneak another post in before the working week comes up behind us, gooses us and batters us into submission. After the excitement of my earlier post today, we're keeping up the Manchester theme and staying in this most hallowed of cities with a review of a fantastic new single by a band that are very new to me, Hey Bulldog.
I'm once again handing over the blog reins to my trusty compadre theexistentialist, who has managed to put his tea mug and nail polish down in order to write the following review...
POST UPDATE: 19.07.15 - Short update to post to include theexistentialist's review of the band's back catalogue.
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Hey Bulldog – Makin’ Friends Not Millionaires
theexistentialist is hoping to fill your day with joy, by introducing you to an absolutely fantastic new act, called Hey Bulldog. I must admit I felt a slight aversion to their name, but it was well worth getting past this, since Hey Bulldog are one of the best groups I’ve heard in ages.
The track I’m reviewing today is Makin’ Friends Not Millionaires. You can listen to it here:
You can visit the band's website here:
You can follow them on Twitter here:
You can find them on Facebook here:
If you like what you hear (and I’m not talking to you again, if you didn’t like what you heard) you can download the single for free, by going to their website, and signing up to their mailing list (which is precisely what I have done):
Hey Bulldog have a rather clever marketing and promotional tool for this single. The listener gets a free download of an absolutely corking track, and the band get the fan’s e-mail address, so they can keep them up to date with new releases and gigs.Since Hey Bulldog produce such wonderful stuff it is very exciting to hear what they’ll do next, and I am looking forward to receiving their mailings.
So, what can I say about Makin’ Friends Not Millionaires? (Are there enough superlatives in the dictionary to complete this review?) Well, Makin’ Friends Not Millionaires is a very retro sounding song, in all the right ways. It is pure psychedelic blues-rock, and would have sounded very at home in the late 60s/early 70s. However, for those of us not old enough to remember that far back (insert the joke: and if you do remember the 60s, you weren’t really there), Hey Bulldog might possibly remind you of The Stone Roses. I like The Stone Roses, but I never really went nuts for them, so (and now whisper this very quietly) Hey Bulldog are actually a lot better than The Stone Roses.
Makin’ Friends Not Millionaires is a muddy noise song – true psychedelic stuff, but with a bluesy groove which produces an almost dancey feel, and makes it accessible and hooks you in.
***Hey Bulldog – Back Catalogue***
Last week, I had the joy of introducing you to a new band, called Hey Bulldog. Well, I was so enthralled by the track Makin’ Friends Not Millionaires, that I decided to buy their back catalogue.
Thus far, it comprises of 5 EPs:
First was New York City Blues EP, back in 2007
Second was The Meaning of Loyalty EP, from 2008
The third was Desperado EP, in 2009
The fourth EP was Rip It Up EP, in 2012
And the fifth release was Numb EP, in 2014.
All their releases are available from bandcamp:
The 4 earliest EPs are only available as digital downloads, whilst Numb EP is available both as a digital download, or in olde fashioned physical format – a CD, as well as a Hey Bulldog pin badge and lyric sheet (sweet).
There is quite a bit to get your teeth into, and like being held by a bulldog, once you’re bitten by the psychedelic blues-rock it doesn’t let you go. However, this is an intensely pleasurable thing to bite hold of your soul and it is very nice to be pinned down by them. For a glorious, swirling, mesmerizing bit of retro psychedelic blues-rock the band make for a wonderful summer playlist. And, there is no need to make hay while the sun shines, just lie back, and be a lazy dog, and nod along to the riffs of Hey Bulldog.
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Thanks to theexistentialist for another great review - and I have to say, I heartily concur, this is a single of epic proportions. We loved it! Get it now now now!
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