Shotgun Marmalade

High-energy, rhythmic, dark songs with plenty of clicks, chops and skanks. Vocals have grit and gravel and yet, have also been described as tuneful to the point of joining in riotously. Lyrics are hard-hitting and often cryptic, dealing with the darker side of life and imagination but still on occasion, lighting a minuscule beacon of hope in the land of shadows. (Ha! Ha! Ha!) They are, like the music, cynical, brooding, humorous, ebulient and ironic. And arranged in verses and choruses with twiddly bits. There is often foot-stomping accompaniment and an opportunity to ska-pogo for those who so wish.