Kani-Rockabeast

Nicotine
2010

Some bands are just easy to pin. Italian outfit Kani play a kind of charged up bare bones rock and roll that's highly influences by the likes of Motorhead and Nashville Pussy. The fire up the amps, get pumped up on nicotine and whatever else and then just explode with rough no nonsense tunes that revolve around a mix of metal, punk and hard rock. The topics revolve around sex, cigarettes, rock and roll and others. They mix a fair amount of humor in with their attitude. There sure are not going to shale up the world or revolutionize the music world, but obviously they are not out to do that either. Kani seem to be doing exactly what they wanted to by cranking out straight up heavy rock that's easy to enjoy. I did feel slightly shorted as many of the songs were over so quickly. Then about halfway into the album "Dead Soul Cowboy" popped up and took over seven minutes while showing that the band could construct some slightly more involved songs. Kani are not reinventing rock, but they do play a fun and energetic brand of music that will put a smile on your face.