Forty Winks

After many sleepless nights, live shows and three albums under their belt, Bologna's (Italy) prodigal sons, Forty Winks, return with Bow Wow on End Sounds. Born from the loins of punk rock, the band quickly grows up in the Italian rock scene and over time established their mature yet playful sound that resonate through the streets of Italy and soon the world. In 2001, End Records released the band’s first album, To The Lonely Hearts in the United States gaining the attention of iconic rock magazine Alternative Press, which would feature them that same year amongst the best European bands with the likes of the Hives and the Hellacopters. Following the release of that album, the following two years were spent on the road, playing throughout Europe and embarking on a month long American tour with touring eventually leading them to Tokyo, Japan for the festival season.

Jump ahead 5 years with numerous shows and tour that would have them playing alongside of Queens of the Stone Age, Presidents of The United States, etc. The band changed their sound and course drastically even adding a fifth member, Riccardo Orlandi, known for his contributions in the bands The Rituals and Hell Demonio in Europe. After some much needed seclusion to write the album that would become Bow Wow, in late 2010 the band started recording an album in which the guitars take a half step back in order to add an organ and an electric piano, which was quite a surprise even to the band as the writing and recording unfolded. The end result is a record that fuses together Elvis Costello like rock, Helmet's heavier edge, Bowie's primordial irony and a variety of influences from noise rock and hip hop to electronic music.

Bow Wow is without a doubt an eclectic record that contains a decade of musical experience of a band that is read to lead.

RIYL: Black Angels, Franz Ferdinand, Rifles, (International) Noise Conspiracy
TRY: #4, 1, 11

Forty Winks - Way Out (From The Album Bow Wow) by End Sounds

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