Hearing Aid favourites Tempting Rosie are no more!
Boo! But wait, they’ve not done a Beady Eye and split up, instead they’ve
changed names and direction a little, moving from their ska roots to a bit more
of a reggae vibe. Now trading as Kioko the first fruits of this new era for the band is an impressive
EP, True What They Say. Kicking off with the harder edged Deadly Roots (shades
of early UB40), on to the lovers rock of Don’t Keep Me Waiting and through to
the Two Tone-reggae mash up of I’m Attracted it’s like a blast of summer sun
and the perfect antidote to the impending chill of winter. In
particular the title track, True What They Say, is pretty much made for
wandering along a beach at sunset with some ‘erb on the go. In the absence of
all that you can always neck a can of Special Brew and wander down Kings Heath High Street before catching the band’s EP launch at The Hare and Hounds on November
29th! Hmmmm...wonder if Hairy Hounds regular and UB40 sax machine Brian
Travers might be up for a guest slot...?
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