“After seven years off, these Brits bounce right back on "Every Inch of You," the kickoff to Hot Cakes. Justin Hawkins cheekily tells his backstory: surviving on the dole till Led Zep changed his life, becoming "an Englishman with a very high voice, doing rock & roll." Hot Cakes stays amusing, mixing beer-barrel chuggers with […]”
“On their first album in seven years, the Darkness trade their singular, self-mocking sleaze for broader, more encouraging sentiments about hanging on to the good times, revealing a slick power-pop band beneath their known love of heavy metal histrionics.”
