The Krinkles are a Chicago punk-pop band in the great tradition of Flaming Groovies and Cheap Trick. They do a pretty good job on this, their third album. We have a big emphasis on scorching guitar and rough hewn harmonies. They have a loose playing style that mixes early Beatles energy with Rick Nielsen guitar stylings. “Gimme Gimme” is good tune with choruses that remind me of the early Raspberries. “I want you” is another guitar heavy slice of rock riff heaven and my favorite on this album. “Stay with Me” is a catchy mid-tempo delight with a touch of The Records. More standout tunes include “Friday Night” and “Best Friend” The Mordorlorff Collection is a long sixteen tracks. And unfortunately a few of them should have been left off. When the band tries to be too hardcore or attempt a soft ballad it just doesn’t work as well. The good news here is there are still plenty of good tracks here to make this a recommended album. This is sold only through CDBaby.com, so far. Earlier albums are available on emusic.
Listen to “Stay with Me”