Viagra Boys - Viagr aboys (2025)

Viagr aboys isn't my favourite Viagra Boys album, but I listened to it a lot and really enjoy it nevertheless. Not big evolution, but pure Viagra Boys music, funny and sarcastic smart lyrics, excellent vocals, sharp post-punk riffs, the saxophone, and excellent songwriting full of inventivity. Excellent stuff again.

 

Viagra Boys - Cave World (2022)

Welfare Jazz, the previous Viagra Boys album, has probably been one of the three albums I listened the most to during the last two years. The new one, Cave World, is on its way to follow the same path... They seem to be dropping awesome albums like others go fishing. I mean, they make it look like it's easy. And they don't just follow a formula, many songs in Cave World will surprise you even if you know their music. It's another delivery of sharp guitars, sarcasms, groove, howling sax and Suicide beats, but  with a different twist. And as addictive. You've been warned.

Their website.

 

My favourite music in 2021 : the eclectic list

So basically what you'll find in this list is my favourite releases from 2021 that didn't fit in the other lists I made (grindcore, industrial, metal), so you'll have punk rock, afro-caribean, hard rock, garage, psych rock, free jazz, neofolk, noise rock, post-punk and hip-hop. In alphabetical order. Click to go to the review.

 

Amyl & The Sniffers - Comfort to Me

 

Anthony Joseph - The Rich Are Only Defeated When Running for Their Lives

 

 Bror Gunnar Jansson - Faceless Evil, Nameless Fear

 

Danko Jones - Power Trio

Dope Purple - Grateful End

John Zorn - Chaos Magick

John Zorn - New Masada Quartet

Night Beats - Outlaw R & B

Of the wand and the moon - Your Love Can't Hold The Wreath Of Sorrow

 

Throat - Smile Less

Viagra Boys - Welfare Jazz

 

Work Money Death - The Space In Which The Uncontrollable Unknown Resides, Can Be The Place From Which Creation Arises

 

 Xon'a’Jazza - Road to Hell

 

ZillaKami - Dog Boy

 

 

 

Viagra Boys - Welfare Jazz (2021)

Viagra Boys already were more than just another post-punk band (and not just because of the smart use of the saxophone), but with their second album Welfare Jazz they're making one step further in creating a style of their own. At the same time more unique and more universal and rooted in traditions since they're getting more bluesy / soulful. Their post-punk is now clearly more Gun Club than Joy Division, reminding also Nick Cave's Abattoir Blues or Mark Lanegan or Tom Waits music, but why not also David Bowie on one hand, and Brainbombs on the other? The album start with "Ain't Nice" that reminds the best of what they did before, but the rest is more like a further exploration of what they first tried with "Just like you" in the first album. But anyway so far they succeed brilliantly whatever direction they take... Welfare Jazz is a flawless album filled with very enjoyable, memorable and interesting songs. I already guarantee we'll see this one pop up in many "best of 2021" lists in the end of the year, and totally deservedly. Warmly recommended!

 

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