The Jack Ratts "Mothers Ruin" Head Snot Records - Pumpkin Records PUM106
Release date: December 5th, 2015
Running time: 26:54, 10 tracks
Release date: December 5th, 2015
Running time: 26:54, 10 tracks
Good news! The Jack Ratts are back with their sophomore album “Mothers Ruin”. The six piece band from Bournemouth (Dorset) released one of the most interesting debut albums in 2013. In fact, they made no. 18 at our Best of 2013 list thanks to their well-balanced mix of Celtic punk, polka, shanties and Appalachian songs. If their debut album consisted of 7 traditional numbers and 9 self-penned songs, only original stuff can be heard on “Mothers Ruin”. Hats-off to you guys!
The mini-album kicks off with an instrumental “Intro” that sounds like The Pogues on the “Straight to Hell” OST. Soon it bursts into an Eastern European folk sounding number called “Johnny O”. And then some of the best moments on the album arrive: the catchy Celtic punk number “The Fight”, the amazing “Molly Magee”, a cross between The Fatty Farmers and The Whisky Priests, and the pirate anthem “Not the Life” with their gang vocals and the band’s rendition of the “Morrison’s” jig.
There are also some British folk punk influences numbers that the fans will love. “Old England” and “Dirty Streets” are brilliant numbers with a Pressgang twist and “Mothers Ruin” could be filed together with The Men They Couldn’t Hang “Hellfire and Damnation”. Obviously a shanty is needed on a Jack Ratts CD: “Darkened Shore” is the perfect number, and the lads have really worked hard on the vocals, percussion and mandola sounds. And finally, Jack Ratts give Smokey Bastard a run for their money with their infectious number “Skint”.
“Mothers Ruin” comes in a sleeve and no lyrics to the sounds are provided. The album was recorded at Ranch Productions in Southampton and has been released by HeadSnot Records and Pumpkin Records. A live version of “Molly McGee” can be downloaded from the band’s Reverbnation site (The song was recorded at a ‘Hijack’ show on Weymouth & Portlands community AIR 107.2 FM radio station on Wednesday 15th January 2014). You can also listen to track no. 10 “Skint” on YouTube.
Bad news!!!! The “Mothers Ruin” mini album is The Jack Ratts swan song, as they have decided to call it quits. I will miss them, since IMHO they had great potential and “Mothers Ruin” is a considerable step forward from their fantastic debut album.
Tracklist:
01 - Intro 1:26
02 - Johnny O 3:10
03 - The Fight 1:59
04 - Molly Magee 2:45
05 - Not the Life 2:45
06 - Old England 2:56
07 - Darkened Shore 2:35
08 - Mothers Ruin 3:06
09 - Dirty Streets 2:42
10 - Skint 3:31
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01 - Intro 1:26
02 - Johnny O 3:10
03 - The Fight 1:59
04 - Molly Magee 2:45
05 - Not the Life 2:45
06 - Old England 2:56
07 - Darkened Shore 2:35
08 - Mothers Ruin 3:06
09 - Dirty Streets 2:42
10 - Skint 3:31
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