Just
in Thyme for Thanksgiving: Boots Electric
After bestowing the videos for “Boots Electric Theme” and “Complexity” upon us,
Eagles of Death Metal’s Jesse Hughes is sharing a third track from
his solo project, Boots Electric. Click HERE to
stream/download “I Love You All The Thyme.” The track finds Hughes
showing a different side from his notorious winking, seductive persona that
gets all the girls. Instead, “I Love You All The Thyme” is a moment of
genuine pining for someone he loves that seems to have their eye on someone
else. The song is on Honkey Kong (Dangerbird
Records), Hughes’ debut album under the Boots Electric moniker. The
album was produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Depeche Mode, The
Kooks) and co-written with legendary keyboardist Money Mark,
best known for his many collaborations with the Beastie Boys.
After creating three albums of dirty and danceable garage rock anthems as the
frontman of Eagles of Death Metal, Hughes expands his sonic palette as
Boots Electric while continuing to deliver the hooks that he’s known for.
The electronic drums that kick off opening track “Complexity” immediately
signal the new direction. The track is a mix of glam-pop, keyboard-heavy
dance grooves, and Hughes’ signature brand of rock ‘n roll grit that drips with
swagger. Elsewhere, he tries on space-funk synths on the track
“Boots Electric” and “Trippy Blob” has some of his most absurdist lyrics yet.
Hughes continues to show his earnest side on tracks like “No Ffun” is an
honest-to-goodness ballad and “Swallowed by the Night” is a soulful slice of
honky tonk gold. Honkey Kongreveals what many already knew –
beneath the tongue-in-cheek lyrics and his charismatic strut, Hughes has always
been a gifted pop songwriter at heart. Boots Electric is coming out of
the closet.
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