Recently I received this absolutely sweltering song, “Smoking Like The Barrel Of A Gun” and it put me in good place. A place a swirl with the ghost of Janis Joplin meets Frankie Rose, replete with guitar wizardry and drums suited best for bedroom antics. Yeah, this track is good times galloping and romping amok. To say this song is just hot is the ultimate understatement. This is the kind of song that’ll make your ears prick up and your pulse quicken and boil, and it’s all courtesy of Candice Gordon.
And don’t misunderstand this young woman, she’s not all grit and middle finger waving angst. No, she has many moods from blue flame hot to low smouldering flame. Her soft underbelly of a song, “I Haven’t Eaten In Days” is best experienced with the lights down low and someone lovely in your arms. Then there is her spiritually conflicted ode, “I See A Demon” and although one may think this song is in need of an exorcism I think it’s beautifully tainted and perfectly lovable as is. Check her out! The single release of “Smoking Like The Barrel Of A Gun” drops July 9th courtesy of Fauna Records. Peace.