{"id":54253,"date":"2017-02-28T23:22:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T04:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=54253"},"modified":"2017-02-28T23:22:31","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T04:22:31","slug":"the-dollyrots-whiplash-splash-music-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2017\/the-dollyrots-whiplash-splash-music-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dollyrots | Whiplash Splash"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Derric Miller<\/span>
\n— Managing Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"On their sixth studio album Whiplash Splash<\/em>, The Dollyrots come full circle and find the perfect mix of Pop, Punk, Rock, snark, neato-ness and everything else that makes The Dollyrots so golly gee great. Just listen to Kelly sing \u201cwhoo!\u201d at the start of song one, \u201cI Do,\u201d then jump to the last song, their perfect cover of the Katrina and the Waves hit \u201cWalking on Sunshine,\u201d where the first word out of her mouth is again that almost exact same \u201cwhoo!\u201d They are just as excited saying HI! as they are saying SEE YA SOON! and that sonic excitement is just one reason why Whiplash Splash<\/em> is a smash.<\/p>\n

If you’ve followed their evolution, they started out fairly raw, and when the song that put them on the map \u201cBecause I’m Awesome\u201d started knocking down walls, their later releases featured more mature songwriting and singing, on tracks like \u201cSatellite,\u201d \u201cPour Tous Jours\u201d or \u201cAfter 2012.\u201d Then, they went old school again on albums like Barefoot and Pregnant<\/em>, where the speed was fast and the melody went by the wayside at times.<\/p>\n

It’s all come together on Whiplash Splash<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The aforementioned \u201cI Do\u201d is a punchy anthem, simple and repetitive and bouncy as hell. Kelly sometimes sings like she has a secret<\/strong> secret\u2014like she’s hiding something harmless but hilarious\u2014and you can just feel it on her delivery during the verses.<\/p>\n

\u201cMermaid\u201d begins with a smooth guitar intro from Luis, and then blasts into the hyper-melodic chorus. \u201cYou say, we’ve got something in common. I say, let’s not live to ignore it,\u201d Kelly croons breathily, and it’s the calm before the stormy chorus. This type of composition is what the band has always excelled at.<\/p>\n

If you like the band for songs like \u201cPretty on the Inside\u201d or \u201cBig Mouth,\u201d you are going to chomp down on \u201cJust Because I’m Blond.\u201d Perchance Kelly has heard a blond joke 12 times too many, or it just sounded like a fun idea, but when you hear the lyrics, \u201cIt only takes one of me to screw in a freakin’ light bulb,\u201d there’s gotta be something there, right? It culminates in the line, \u201cDon’t be dumb, dumb like a brunette! Just kidding?\u201d Fun with fun!<\/p>\n

While there are party songs like \u201cDance Like a Maniac\u201d and \u201cSaturday Morning,\u201d The Dollyrots thankfully showed another facet to their musicianship with \u201cJump Start This Heart.\u201d It sounds like an ’80s pop hit, and if you are a fan of Foreigner, you’ll hear some of those nuances in the keys. The longing and sorrow are palpable in Kelly’s vocals, and it’s a style everyone needs to hear more of from The Dollyrots.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, though, The Dollyrots want you to be joyous, full of verve and dancing (safely) on the rooftops, celebrating life. They are known to do a cover here, there and everywhere, with \u201cDa Doo Ron Ron\/I Wanna Be Sedated\u201d on their last album, and here it’s \u201cWalking On Sunshine.\u201d They stay true to the original, as they typically do with a The Dollyrots take on it, and this is one of their best covers and why end the album any other way?<\/p>\n

Whiplash Splash<\/em> is the band’s sixth attempt at being awesome, and they haven’t failed yet.<\/p>\n

Genre: Punk, Pop, Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nKelly Ogden\u2014lead vocals, bass
\nLuis Cabezas\u2014vocals, guitar<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1. I Do
\n2. Babbling Idiot
\n3. Mermaid
\n4. Just Because I’m Blonde
\n5. Squeeze Me
\n6. This Addiction
\n7. Dance Like a Maniac
\n8. City Of Angels
\n9. Saturday Morning
\n10. Jump Start This Heart
\n11. Pack Of Smokes
\n12. Other Trucker
\n13. Walking on Sunshine<\/p>\n

Label: Independent<\/p>\n

Website: www.dollyrots.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: [usr 8.7 size=20]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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