Album Review: Detroit7 Detroit7

The hard rockin' trio that is Detroit7 will be embarking on a world tour this month, hitting up SXSW and the Japan Nite tour in American, then stomping over to the rest of the world in April. Their appearance in the States is being heralded with the release of their self-titled album on the Daruma label.

Along with a host of mini albums and EPs, it's the band's third full-length album and shows the band in top form. They blast through their 10 songs in 30 minutes. From the starting shot of "In the Sunshine" to the head thumping closer "Lovers Fight," it's a solid block of swaggering guitars, raw drumming and Tomomi Nabana's signature smokey, gruff and non-nonsense vocal assault. While she's got the delivery of a biker-chick looking for a fight, she also sounds like she's smiling the entire time.

That's not to say they are an abrasive, middle-finger-wagging punk band. They've got a heart the pumps the blues, filtering it through their fuzzed out amps. The do take a breather on both "Down Beat" and "Torch Song," though it's a bit relative. They still bring their wall of sonic mayhem along, but they manage to keep it in check, at least for a few minutes. "Zelda" ramps things back up, providing the fuel for a long distance road trip through a sweltering desert.

For anyone looking for a handy tool to explode a massive sound system through sheer rock and roll mayhem, they need look to further than Detroit7. Look for it at their shows, buy it at Amazon, or at any record shop with an ounce of credibility and common sense.

Check out some videos of their previous US tour after the jump.