Sounding alot like The Cars meets Enuff Znuff – The Pigs new album “Oink” features Geoff Westen, a dead-ringer vocally for Ric Ocasek. The songwriting and instrumentation are equally good – each song has a tight arrangement that possesses catchy guitar and synth keyboard riffs. “Satyurday Night” sounds like it fell off the Cars’ “Heartbeat City” album. The production is sleek and clean, especially nice is the tune “Heartbreak Street” which sounds like a Todd Rundgren-styled tune that borrows a bit from his “Healing” era. This fits really well, as Todd himself is now the leader of the New Cars and there is an overlap of influences. Alot of nice synth work and guitar on “Doesn’t Anyone?” a catchy tune which asks the listener “Doesn’t anyone love me tonight?” “Beat me up” has a rotating chorus that allows for some nice solo guitar work. The album includes two bonus tracks – alternate versions of “Heartbreak Street” and “Saturday Night” The group is a talented bunch and if you harbor any love of 80’s era rock and roll you will want to pick this album up. There are no real weak tracks on the album and after a few listens this will become a favorite!
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