The Datsuns

100b went along to the Melkweg on Monday night to see The Datsuns celebrate the release of their new album, Smoke & Mirrors, which came out a week earlier here than in the UK. I hate to say it out loud - I always want to believe the best about the bands I love - but their second album, Outta Sight/Outta Mind didn’t have the same just-been-kicked-in-the-face quality as their debut. It wasn’t bad, just a little powerless. So I was glad for the chance to hear some of the new stuff before I decided whether to buy the new album or not.

I wasn’t disappointed. The Datsuns do what they do so very well, and it sounds like this album is a return to that ability that made us love them in the first place. “System Overload” (the first single, which you can listen to on their official site) is a Datsuns classic already, but the real standout song from Monday night was “Stuck Here For Days”. Who ever thought you’d hear your favorite classic rock/metal band make use of the slide guitar? Sadly, I do not yet possess the album, so you’ll have to take my recommendation and go seek out “Stuck Here For Days” yourself. Trust me, you don’t want to miss it.