IN REVIEW: The Pretty Reckless - "Who You Selling For"

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This third LP from The Pretty Reckless seeks to expand the group's sonic palette, and it most definitely does; their middle-of-the-road hard rock is sprinkled with influences from deep within rock's rich history. As I listened through the dozen songs, I found so much of it familiar that I went back and scribbled down all of the bands Who You Selling For brought to mind (if you must know they were Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Motorhead, Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, Clutch, Kiss, Eurythmics, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pearl Jam, The Beatles, Guns N' Roses, Pink Floyd and David Bowie); the end result is a record that sounds more like a '70s/'80s/'90s hits compilation than it does a singular artistic vision in 2016. It's not like they're butchering the classics, and it's not entirely bad to invoke nostalgia, but at a certain point I have to wonder if The Pretty Reckless intend on making a sound of their own?

October 21, 2016 • Razor & Tie
Highlights Oh My God • Who You Selling For • Already Dead

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