PRIVATE LIVES - Hit Record LP

Highly recommended.

Whether it's the overarching simplicity of the r'n'r/garage-mined guitars, underlying pop charm, or deeper post-punk melodies - 'HIT RECORD' is both cathartic and familiar - a truly impressive combination of heart-meets-cool. As Private Lives wind the album away in the psychotic build of "Dark Spots", the Quebec quartet leave us with a captivating debut that begs to be spun again and again.

"The title track offers up a sunburnt singe of punk, hung on whiplash clash of guitars and the soul-stung vocals of Jackie Blenkarn. The album feels indebted to the alt-punk fizz of the ‘90s, sliding on the shelf quite nicely next to copies of The Muffs, Veruca Salt, and Helium, but the band don’t spend time retreading old routes for long. The searing riffs of “Hit Record” barrel into the listener from the first moments, and leave an imprint all their own by the time the track skids to a halt." - Raven Sings The Blues