The American male needs to feel like a wild horse from time to time. Electric Six is a band from Detroit comprised of six American males. The American male, upon birth, is issued three Wild Horse Cards™ from the United States Department of Agriculture and he can play this card at any point in his life when he needs to feel like a wild horse for a year. 2013 is the year that all six members of Electric Six are electing to play one of their cards at the same time. The result is Electric Six’s ninth studio album, Mustang.
The band is recharged, having taken its first “break” from making a studio album in seven years. Producer Johnny Nashinal is the sherpa, executing a 14-track ascent that leaves everyone gasping for oxygen, but in the best possible way. The Roky Erikson-meets-T.Rex opener “Nom de Plume” makes it clear right away that Electric Six has got that whole “let’s do a synth and drum machine record” thing off their chest, and they’ve brought their guitars, their drums, and their blood-curdling screams for this one, yes indeed.
The anchor track “Iron Dragon” is the most compelling story, not only for its ability to sound like both a Nick Cave ballad AND a Warrant/Poison/Skid Row ballad, but also for something much more profound. The outro of “Iron Dragon” was recorded in Moscow’s Red Square, a choral squadron comprised of the six American males from E6 singing alongside several Russian females. There is nothing that makes an American male feel more like a wild horse than singing with Russian girls in the very place where freedom came to live and die, live again hey baby maybe not so fast.
And when the rock washes away and we’re left with the enchanting refrain, “Save the world…. saaaave the world… I’m the new Michael Jackson…,” you know you’ve hit something special. Listen to the album below, exclusively streaming on CraveOnline!
Mustang is Electric Six’s ninth studio album, and you can purchase its magnificence at the band’s official site. You can see Electric Six on tour in the United States in September and October on the “Save The World, Save The World” tour, and look for them in the UK and parts of Europe in November and December.
