So it’s an Irish quartet singing about getting drunk on a record produced by Gordon Raphael of The Strokes fame. Sounds good to me so far. ‘Loaded’ sounds like a lo-fi, country & western tinged ode to being drunk and somewhat shambolic…that’s exactly what it is! It’s simple in nature and simple here means enjoyable in a hoe-down kinda way. Expect barstools onstage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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So it’s an Irish quartet singing about getting drunk on a record produced by Gordon Raphael of The Strokes fame. Sounds like a load of bollocks already. ‘Loaded’ is an over-polished, twangy, redneck-friendly cliché about being a drunken loser. Raphael has added his touch to what could have been a boring pile of crap. Now it’s a pile of crap that’s been buffed to a high lustre. Sound familiar?