Radkey Roars Out of the Gate In Perfect Sync

If brother act Radkey's "Dark Black Makeup" is any indication, there will be plenty more to say about them in the not too distant future. At least one YouTuber has wondered if Dee Radkey, the lead vocalist and guitar player for the group somehow managed to swallow Glenn Danzig. That's pretty high praise and well deserved given both vocalists share that haunted eerie quality. No lack of vigor behind "Dark Black Makeup. It has the power to make ninety year-old nursing home patients feel like the teenagers they shake a fist at. Dee's voice and guitar are equally smoky. He sings to the back row and gets heard by the folks occupying the cheap seats. Way to project, Dee. Drama classes seem united in their belief that you need to project so that the audience that doesn't hear so well can get in on the fun also. Drumming brother Solomon does more with less. No gaudy solos found here. Quite simply he's pumped out a workmanlike effort. Bassist Isaiah does his part to keep the flame burning bright. The result in "Dark Black Makeup" equals far more than the sum of the parts. Dee does an outstanding job playing out the role of curmudgeon. I mean what kid would actually say "Kids these days they want it all." That's funny coming from someone who doesn't have much life experience under his belt right now himself. However, he embraces his lines with boisterous glee. Even the implied grudge comes off as hilarious coming out of Dee's mouth. Nothing left to the imagine in the chorus lines "When the world starts waking these kids up from their games and their dark black makeup. Everywhere I just can't shake it. I'm gonna take them away." Dee's thespian antics give "Dark Black Magic" its undeniable identity, and that identity enables the brothers of Radkey to stand out in a crowded rock marketplace. In the video they're having a blast which you want in aspiring rock stars. What letdown can you possibly find in this song? "Dark Black Makeup" settles into fourth gear and doesn't miss a beat. With this release being in the dark soothes the soul like nothing else that's come before.