Nashville foursome will shoot it out on Ludlow St. on April 25
Piano’s
158 Ludlow St. at Stanton St.
Sunday, April 25, $8, 9:00
212-505-3733
www.myspace.com/shotgunlovermusic
www.pianosnyc.com
Barely together for a year, Nashville’s Shotgun Lover is introducing themselves via their hot five-track EP, AU REVOIR (which is currently streaming for free here). The debut disc, which comes out April 27, features killer guitar riffs, and we mean that literally; the guitars feel like they are about to cut right through your heart and soul. “I got a woman / She ain’t no good for me / She loves to watch me fall / She hates to watch me bleed,” they sing on the album opener, “Oh No, Yeah, Yeah,” which instantly announces that they are the real deal, playing loud, no-holds-barred southern rock with big choruses. The band borrows liberally from the Red Hot Chili Peppers on “Try and Try” before exploding with “Dying Man Blues” and then incorporating techno-indie sounds on “I’ll Be Around,” which we hope is true, and not just for this one gig at Piano’s on April 25. Singer-guitarist Andrew Nelson, background vocalist and guitarist Blount Floyd, bass player Nathan Roland, and drummer Chris Johnston are scheduled to go on at 9:00, followed by Forest Fires at 10:00 and Organs at 11:00. Get ready for some serious guitar-slinging.