The Kopy-Kats
Rock & Roll, Women & Beer
Released 8th October 2024 (available on all streaming platforms.)
Reviewed 20th October 2024 by Jack Brown.
Review
Not a band I’ve heard before, so was going into this track blind. This track was written by David Peter Liyal & Kevin Lloyd Suvviland. Given the title, it’s pretty easy to imagine what this track’s going to be about before you even put the needle on the record, well alright then click play on your preferred streaming platform. Sorry but that just doesn’t have the same ring to it, the troglatide that I am. You’ve probably guessed a track called Rock & Roll, Women & Beer isn’t going to be a sweet Doo-Wop ballad about a cozy night-in with pipe, slippers, & a cup of sweet-tea. The track does what it says on the tin. All the singer wants is beer & a Rockin’ lady. Tight-dresses, lipstick & high-heeled shoes catches the vintage imagery perfectly. As a few tracks have of late, the playing reminds me somewhat of T-Rex. It’s a classic Rockabilly set-up leaning towards the heavier end. The baseline in particular reminds me of I Love To Bogie, which of course is a straight-ahead Rockabilly Webb Peers Teenage Boogie rip-off. However maybe this T-Rex sound was intentional, as the ending sounds a bit similar to Ride A White Swan. As a huge Marc Bolan & T-Rex fan, this for me is meant as nothing but complimentary. Fans of this type of music will find much to enjoy here. I’ll be keen to hear their next offering.
Bio,
The Kopy Katz are a wild, high-octane live 3-piece band that play originals and cover songs by The Stray Cats plus classic 1950’s rockers (Eddie Cochran, Elvis etc) and they even apply their own unique rockabilly sound to songs by T.Rex, The Rolling Stones, Billy Idol & others for something a little different. They never fail to get any crowd rockin’.
The band is based in Welwyn Garden City, Herts and Essex coast and features David Lyall (lead vocals & guitar), Lee Symonds (drums & backing vocals) & Carl James-Cordean (double bass & backing vocals).
The band have been busy recently, supporting The Stray Cats legend, Slim Jim Phantom on his 2023 and 2022 UK tours and have also supported The Polecats, Restless as well as Darrel Higham & The Enforcers.
The Kopy Katz are festival favourites and this summer were invited to play Americana International, Festival in the Park, The Old Riverport Jazz & Blues Festival, Summer Solstice Sundown Music Festival and many others.
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