"Sugarcane Tip" by The Rollocks
Review
Out today from The Rollocks is their new single: "Sugarcane Tip".
Goodness knows how they managed to find the time to record it: they are playing so many gigs at the moment (and their drummer is in multiple other bands so presumably drums 24/7). They really are a most popular live band.
Nevertheless, they did obviously do so otherwise I'd not be writing this & you'd not be able to buy it. I trust you enjoyed their track "Yo' Mama" which we shared with you on ‘Hot Music Live Presents Volume Ten' and which derives from their 2023 EP ‘Up the Rollocks'? Well this new one shares the swagger and to be honest, the strut also.
Rollocks tracks all rock so let's take that as read. Beyond that, there is a barrel load of self confidence which no doubt underpins that live appeal & which to their credit they manage to capture on record: not everyone can.
Self-described as "..a fat sugary track that sounds like big fuzzy guitars, dipped in sherbet.." I'd also suggest a taste of Southern Comfort as this sounds like Janis Joplin has elbowed Led Zeppelin's usual vocalist out of the way & taken over. It fizzes in addition to the fuzz and soars & snarls in the spaces in between.
If my description so far has been rather impressionistic, that might be because the whole song seems designed that way. It might be designed to evoke some sort of sugar rush equivalence. In that case it does its job effectively. Certainly the lyrics build that sort of picture though being fairly abstract in places, any sort of mundane narrative seems less likely than a more painterly exercise.
If you like low down classic rock which sets a scene and then leaves you to take your own brand of sensation and enjoyment from what they've places before you, then you'll love "Sugarcane Tip": the track which gives you the buzz without rotting your teeth nor promoting diabetes. I suspect you'll love the live performance yet more & I seriously doubt that you'll have long to wait before the next Rollocks gig comes along. They are certainly out playing on 31st May for Ellipse Promotion at The Maudslay but I am not betting on concerts before then too.
