There is a seething snarl at the heart of this music which immediately tells you that these guys mean business. Riffs and violence thus abound. Sharks, by definition, are not cuddly. This one’s no exception.
This, in lesser hands, might have made for a record that was all bluster and no substance but what saves it from being so is the thin thread of coyness that works its way between the grooves here. Metallic melodies and riffs fire out and hit you in the gut.
This isn’t sublet music and nor should it be either, for these are not sublet times in which we live. One gets the impression Cuddly Shark’s material works best in short, sharp bursts.
This is no bad thing – a short sharp burst of rock music like this is just what one needs to get the heart going. They may be only “sheriffs” but these guys truly are the law.