OZZIE HAIR ‘Madhouse’ CASSETTE

last year, ozzie hair (the prize, the judges, the states) brought us back to our senses with his solo ep uninsured, which came out of nowhere. now the melbourne axe slinger returns with his debut album, madhouse, a complete wreckage of deconstructed rock 'n' roll at full speed. if uninsured was the warning shot to chaos, madhouse dives headfirst. the manic charge of riffs, weaponized distortion, and primal stomps hit and bleed from one groove to the next, building relentlessly to their apocalyptic conclusion. onstage, these songs mutate even further, driven by a live group featuring members of parsnip and the states that amplify their volatility. in the tradition of the stooges, simply saucer, the deviants, it's all meat, dmz, radio birdman, and bo diddley, madhouse encapsulates what rock 'n' roll is, was and always will be about. forget the trends.
- joe massaro // hot sounds