WTFortyfive? CD

FORTYFIVE years young, British hard rock royalty Girlschool come out swinging with their 14th studio album WTFortyfive, a deliciously dirty declaration that age is a number that shows how much real raw attitude you have when it really counts. Kim McAuliffe guitarvocals, Denise Dufort drums, Jackie Chambers guitarbacking vocals and Tracey Lamb bass leave the grit under their finger nails and the scuzz on their crusty leather boots as they riff and stomp their way through 12 statements of intent showing major attitude, some great melodies, and a consistent crunch to every guitar.Therersquos the addictive mototoumlrcharged scuzz of ldquoIt Is What It Isrdquo, the Wandsworth via Sunset Strip sway of Bump In The Nightldquo, the youthful, punky romp of ldquoUp To No Goodrdquo and the smart, sassy, rock lsquonrsquo roll hooks of ldquoBelieving In Yourdquo, with McAuliffersquos vocals sounding as sharp and raucous as ever. Lead single ldquoAre You Readyrdquo sets the pace, a racy, raunchy, funsaturated shapeshifter cowritten with Alcatrazzrsquos Joe Stump that shows Girlschoolrsquos leathers may still carry the wellbaked battle scars of decades gone by, but their songs and attitude are as fresh, fun, heavy and catchy as ever before. And if THAT isnrsquot enough, their raunch roars and rolls alongside Biff Byford Saxon, Phil Campbell Motoumlrhead, and Duff McKagan Guns Nrsquo Roses on a cracking cover of ldquoBorn To Raise Hellrdquo So throw away your inhibitions and join these spectacularly wild women on the most glorious of rock lsquonrsquo roll rides. Lemmy knew, so should YOU