How good do you have to be to pull off releasing virtually the same set of songs six months apart and have your fans ecstatic about it? Well Loose Lips have done it!
Live at the Cactus Room was recorded this past October in Melbourne, and it captures Loose Lips fully in their element. Outside of a couple songs that were on the band's first 7", the entire set is from the band's debut album
Last Laugh. The recording debuted on Todd Ophonic's WFMU show, and now it's available as a digital album from Bandcamp. I'm usually
not a fan of live albums, but this particular one is an exception for me. It's a good-sounding recording (credit must go to Dave Forcier for a stellar mixing job). And hearing these songs in a slightly different form reminds me how great of an album
Last Laugh is. I'm not going to give you some hot take about how this "side project" band is better than Josh's and Nadine's main bands. But if you gave
me that take, I wouldn't fight you. This recording demonstrates how Loose Lips sound rawer and looser than the typical power pop band but still fill their '60s girl group and '70s glam inspired sound with killer hooks. Is a live digital album from this band worth ten Australian dollars? If you're a huge fan, you bet it is! Could you perhaps expect more new tunes from Loose Lips sometime this year? If you check out Jay's
interview with the band over at Shock Treatment, you just might find an answer!
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