The one-sheet says it all: "Big guitar power pop anthem with hooks and harmonies." I'm overdue to feature a power pop release, so a new single from Chicago's Golden Richards is highly welcomed. "Shake Your Hair" is the fifth Golden Richards single I've reviewed. Like all the other ones, it sounds like a radio hit from a world where 1980 never ended. It's got crunchy guitars, an earworm chorus, a righteous solo, and Cheap Trick vibes all day long. If you heard the song on Rodney on the Rock last night, you know what I'm talking about. As Golden Richards songs often do, "Shake Your Hair" works at a couple of levels. If you want to take it as an upbeat rocker about a pretty girl, well it certainly is! But at a deeper level, it's a song about being unsure of the path you're on in life and then suddenly meeting a new person who opens the door to something better. Isn't it crazy how life works out that way sometimes? Golden Richards songs always make me think of the summertime, so it seems ideal to be reviewing this track on a spring day that feels a more like summer. This is the band's best song yet. If you want to turn the tables, flip them over!
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