With a band name like Sick Puppies, those who have not yet discovered this three-piece unit might assume that their latest single, “Gunfight,” would be filled with the distorted guitars and guttural growls that are commonplace in hard rock today. However, Sick Puppies are a breed unto their own within the hard rock community, so much so that their songs are easily distinguishable from most other bands played on radio stations like SiriusXM’s Octane.
The L.A.-based, Australian-bred rockers released their latest album – Connect – earlier this year. According to the band’s website, they have finally “come into their own, thanks in no small part to five years of touring and a full year of songwriting, finding their musical medium without sacrificing intensity or their trademark, dead-on lyrical acuity and introspection.”
“Gunfight” is a catchy, unique hard rock song that stands out because of the interesting verses that offer history lessons of sorts, and a chorus that offers some very sage advice – “Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight – you’ll lose!”
If there are other bands out there that can seamlessly work Kevin Bacon, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Tiananmen Square into a song and make it flow so perfectly that you can’t help but sing along, I have yet to discover them.
“Gunfight” is poised to enjoy similar success to the first single off of Connect – “There’s No Going Back,” another song with a great hook that instantly got stuck in your head.
Check out the official lyric video for “Gunfight” below…
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