Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Moon Invaders Vs Caroloregians – Hot Blood Cold Weather


This is a new split album from Belgium bands the Moon Invaders and The Caroloregians, well I say split but actually both are made up of nearly the same musicians with singer Matthew Hardison supplying lead vocals for both! Despite this both bands do have slightly different styles and serve up feast of great early reggae styled tunes. The Moon Invaders tend to lean more to R&B and ska, as typified by ‘I Believe’ and the cover of the Everly Brothers ‘All I Have To Do Is Dream’, while The Caroloregians go for a more skinhead, boss reggae vibe, akin to the Harry J Allstars, and The Upsetters, plus there are a couple of swinging 60’s, jazz tinged, organ grooves, in the shape of ‘Periferic’ and ‘Robbery’, thrown in.
One thing is for sure though, whatever your persuasion or preference is for the two bands if you like your reggae upbeat with a hook-filled catchiness plus that rocksteady, R&B, ska slant then this album certainly won’t disappoint.

Full Tracklist

01 Rocking Chair - The Moon Invaders
02 Super Sonic - The Caroloregians
03 Creole Crime - The Moon Invaders
04 F6 - The Caroloregians
05 All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Moon Invaders
06 Periferic - The Caroloregians
07 I Believe - The Moon Invaders
08 Rocking Version - The Moon Invaders
09 Working In A Coal Mine - The Caroloregians
10 Super Satellites - The Caroloregians
11 Natchez Street - The Moon Invaders
12 Robbery - The Caroloregians
13 Re:Session - The Moon Invaders
14 Karlking City Boogaloo - The Caroloregians
15 All The Bets Are Off - The Moon Invaders
16 Super Jet Jet - The Caroloregians


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