If you’ve never heard the band Foxy Shazam before, I urge you to take a listen. I may get a little ahead of myself when I say this, but I honestly believe that they are the Queen of our generation. If Queen ever decided to get back together and do a tour, I believe that Eric Sean Nally, lead singer of Foxy Shazam, would be a perfect fit.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that Eric Sean Nally is by any means Freddie Mercury; those are enormous shoes to fill. But just take a listen to their music and tell me you don’t agree.
“Church of Rock and Roll” is the fourth album that Foxy Shazam has released, beginning with “Flamingo Trigger” in 2005. It seems that with each album, they completely change their sound. While some people don’t like this, I’m intrigued by it because I can appreciate that they have such diversity.
The first single of Church of Rock and Roll, “I Like It,” was released in October 2011. I’ve been listening to Foxy Shazam for a little over a year now and was so excited to hear that they were making new music. So when I began listening to this song, I kept an open mind about it. Which was a good thing, seeing as the chorus was a repetition of, “that’s the biggest black ass I’ve ever seen, and I like it.”
While I found this a bit humorous, simply because that is Nally’s style, I was a bit worried about how the rest of the album may turn out.
Open mouth, insert foot.
This album is quickly becoming one of my favorites of theirs, because it’s so personal. Many times throughout the album, Nally mentions his wife and kids, and the majority of the album evokes a sense of emotion that I haven’t experienced in much of their other music.
It’s hard to describe Foxy Shazam’s sound, really. It’s almost like a mixture of Queen, 80s rock, and Arctic Monkeys. It’s constantly changing throughout the album, a cavalcade of guitars, drums, pianos, trumpets, and Nally’s unique voice.
This album has easily helped to maintain their spot among my favorite bands, and I can’t wait to see what else this band comes up with in the future.