Black Fingernails, Red Wine

Black Fingernails, Red Wine

With 1997’s Black Fingernails, Red Wine, Eskimo Joe takes inspiration from INXS in its quest to make moody but upbeat songs that reach for the big moment. On “Beating Like a Drum,” the band’s atonal guitars coalesce in a soaring chorus, while “Sarah” is a showcase for vocalist Kavyen Temperley, who always performs as if relaying an urgent message to his countrymen. Anyone with a fondness for David Bowie or U2 will gravitate towards “Setting Sun,” in which restless beats and hallucinatory chords build into a brightly tuneful sing-along.

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