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"Change Your Position" is the second full length studio album by the English classic rock / blues rock band Tax the Heat . The album was released on 9th March 2018 on the Nuclear Blast label.
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From the minute opener “Money in the Bank” starts, it’s a perfect portrait of the rest of the album. It’s still Tax the Heat but they’ve roughened themselves up a bit. With a filthy blues punch of an opening, it’s like they’ve let their hair down a bit, undone the top button on their shirts and divested their clean-cut look, letting that 5 o’clock shadow show – even if three out of four members have a beard. Whilst the pop gloss has evaporated, they’ve kept the pop hooks and catchy choruses with “Cut Your Chains” just begging for a call-and-response situation at a gig.
Combine the terrific song writing from Alex Veale with his guitar work and JP Jacyshyn and a song like “Taking the Hit” is something completely new from the Bristol lads. Bluesy and scuzzy as fuck in equal measure, it continues with the uptight “My Headspace”. Here, there’s frantic drumming from Jack Taylor and a beefy bassline from Antonio Angotti, to boot. However, whilst the lyrical content may change in tone between songs, the band work to their full potential – there’s not a weak song to be found on the album and no-one puts in a sub-par performance.
Change Your Position presents a band who are completely comfortable in their identity. By looking backwards into yesteryear, they’ve positioned themselves in a fairly unique space. No-one in today’s rock scene sound like Tax the Heat. Backed by great skill and belief in it whilst evolving their sound to become rougher and more hard-edged, there’s an incredible album which shouldn’t be overlooked.
REviewed by Ross for moshville.co.uk.
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