The Bloody Nerve - A Million Arms

The Bloody Nerve Start the Roll-Out of Their New Concept Album


Sometimes great songs are understated in their greatness, and you’ll need to listen to them several times to really appreciate them. Other times, a great song slaps you square in the face with how great it is until you sit up and take notice. A Million Arms, the new single by Nashville Blues Rockers, The Bloody Nerve, does the latter and does it in a big way. 


Right from the off, it’s apparent that singer Laurie Ann Layne has got one hell of a voice. I haven’t heard a scream so piercing since some lad from West Bromwich called Robert penned a ditty about immigration problems in Britain circa 800AD (I wonder what happened to him…?), which only serves as a promise that some filthy blues rock is about to follow. This song sure does follow up on that promise. Stomping guitar riffs with a sumptuous scratchy-yet-powerful tone pay homage to the White Stripes and the band that the lad named Robert who I was talking about before was in (can’t remember their name…), but the country-infused licks of Stacey Blood’s lead work stay more true to the band’s Nashville heritage and lend the song a welcome swagger.  


This isn’t colour-by-numbers Blues Rock, either. A Million Arms does not fall into the ever present trap of boring, mid-pace plodders and the 6/4 guitar riff that underpins the track keeps things feeling off-kilter enough to remain interesting upon repeated listens. My only real criticism is that it ends a little too abruptly for my taste, and I would have liked to see the band be slightly more self-indulgent with a big ‘ol finish, but I can’t hate on them too much for not wanting to overstay their welcome! Scratchy, catchy and infectiously bingeable, this track is a gem that makes me very excited to see what the band have left up their sleeves when they release their upcoming album, All Blood, No Treasure!


For Fans Of: Led Zeppelin, White Stripes


DEAL: you’d be a fool not to...


BP


 

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