DANDY WARHOLS - ROCKMAKER

Con l’ultimo vero sussulto – “Distortland” – ormai avviato verso il decennale dall’uscita, risulta complicato trovare ancora motivi di entusiasmo o di interesse verso una band come i Dandy Warhols. La doppietta formata da “Why You So Crazy” e questo “ROCKMAKER”, altisonante e pure trascritto in caps lock (sigh), toglie oltremodo speranze riguardo lo stato di salute artistica della band un tempo gloriosa (o quasi) di Courtney Taylor-Taylor. Ed è vero, la speranza è l’ultima a morire, ma qui da salvare non si sa davvero più che cosa trovare.

Having fired off their star-guest cartridges in two singles that are, to put it mildly, utterly flavorless (if not worse) - namely "Danzig With Myself" with Frank Black and "I'd Like To Help You With Your Problem" arm in arm with Slash, and while waiting to see the same fate befall "I Will Never Stop Loving You", with Debbie Harry making a cameo appearance - all that's left to do is note how the Americans' formula has settled into an alt/pop-rock devoid of ideas or inspiration, turned entirely inward on itself, utterly inexpressive - all the more so for a band that not that many years ago was capable of writing songs like "Bohemian Like You" and "We Used To Be Friends".

Behind this horrendous cover art there is, unfortunately, nothing better waiting for us, just another forty-odd minutes that seem to never end. Perhaps a stray midtempo number here and there ("Teutonic Wine") or the occasional garage-blues jolt ("The Summer Of Hate") can still rekindle a bit of light in the hearts of the most die-hard fans. The truth, however, is that this incarnation of the Dandy Warhols really does keep leaving us with a bitter taste in our mouths.

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31/03/2024