The New Roses

Nothing But Wild

napaLm German hard rockers make it sound so easy.

If ever an album demanded to be heard with the top down while cruising along some Pacific coast highway then Nothing But Wild is it – a collection of tunes cunningly tailored to complement the summer sunshine – this is good time rock’n’roll writ large and played loud. Borrowing more than a few tricks from Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams, The Bullet, Running Out Of Hearts, Down By The River, The Only Thing and Glory Road – nearly half the album – display the kind of bittersweet nostalgia combined with huge choruses that 30 years ago would have ruled the