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This 2006 import (reissued stateside in 2008) concocts a fiery fusion of proto-punk, garage stomp, and slide-guitar blues. What separates these New Zealanders from most of their raw, garage-revivalist peers is their knack for melody. "Such A Pretty Curse" and "Blood Red" both draw their energy from catchy hooks. But elsewhere, "Emperor's New Clothes" and "Tiny Dlunder Stolen Thunder" go for straight-ahead gusto. There are even a couple of ragged, jangly ballads to balance out the affair, highlighted by album closer (and possible response/ode to The Rolling Stones) "Don't Shine Your Light On Me."
Limited CD / DVD (PAL/Region 0) edition featuring: On The Road documentray (24 mins), the 'System Overload' & 'Stuck Here For Days' videos!! 'Smoke & Mirrors' is the brand new album from the rockin' New Zealand quartet. This is the band's third album, which at last establishes the breadth of what The Datsuns are about musically on record. 'Smoke & Mirrors' was produced by the band themselves with help from engineer Nick Abbott and mixer Cenzo Townshend. V2. 2006.
Contains Bonus DVD/PAL/RC-0Q (p.140) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] craftily woven mixture of typical, turbo-charged punk such as 'System Overload' and more complex fare that reaches a peak with the startling closer 'Too Little Fire'..."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.47) - "Dolf Datsun's carnal holler leers like prime Robert Plant, while wailing girl-group backing singers crank the thrills even higher."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]heir forte remains unashamed headbanger action -- witness the high energy ramalama of 'Maximum Heartbreak'..." Datsuns Smoke & Mirrors Songs | 1. | Who Are You Stamping Your Foot For? | |
| 2. | System Overload | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Waiting For Your Time to Come | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Stuck Here For Days | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Maximum Heartbreak | $0.99 | |
| 6. | All Aboard | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Such a Pretty Curse | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Blood Red | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Emperor's New Clothes | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Too Little Fire | $0.99 | |
| 11. | Homecoming Documentary | |
| 12. | System Overload (Video) | |
| 13. | Stuck Here For Days (Video) | |
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