The band has a very distinctive sound, that rather defies comparison. The band’s self-description as ‘blues, skiffle, calypso and rockabilly with a creepy vaudeville twist’ is as accurate as any that I have seen. 

Sold his Soul – a very good blues number with the sax used very nicely. The addition of sax player Stephane Spitz on baritone sax is a very welcome one. 

Why did You Do – the guitar and sax create a nice riff on top of which Jo Carley’s voice establishes a nice melody. 

Lover Love Spell –  has a sort of polka feel to it, a very nice vocal performance. 

The Curse – has a tremendous groove and a very effective sax part. It has a splendid chorus and is an altogether wonderful song. 

The Dread – Spooky, eastern style melody rather like Megadeth’s Secret Place. It’s instrumental. 

Devil In Tow – wonderful groove, saxophone is excellent as is the reverb drenched guitar. 

Only When the Moon Is Full – a sax-driven number that grooves along very nicely. 

So You Can Have Your Wish – just vocal and acoustic guitar, it’s quite spooky. 

When the Dead Start Walking -guitar, double bass and percussion with what sounds like a mandolin and a repeated vocal line that creates a nice groove. 

Do the Graveyard Twist–a splendid number.

Our Black Magic Solutions – Is a sort of outro number 

Songwriters Jo and Tim Carley have fashioned a really quite fantastic set of songs here.Think of the swampy sounds of New Orleans and drag it through the pubs of London via a blues club or three and you are half-way there. I look forward to seeing them live again soon.

Nick Kemp

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