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Canadian sleaze‑rockers, Powerlöad, recently released the music video for their single, “Drunk in a Taxi Cab.” It is taken from their new album, In The Pocket, due out now on Luv Machine Records (vinyl), Night Strike Records (cassette) and Nice Load Records & Marital Aid (CD). Watch it in the article below.
Buy In The Pocket here: https://powerload.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-pocket
The video is a hilariously literal, grimy, one‑location ride through the life of a drunk trying to get home, shot entirely in the back of a car. The concept came straight from bassist/vocalist Shel Shock, who adds:
“One night I was in a car coming home from the bar & in the midst of all the spinning, some lyrics appeared. Anyone who’s listening to Powerlöad has been there, you drunks. Can’t get more literal or bonehead than that.”
A slower, swagger‑heavy rocker, “Drunk in a Taxi Cab” captures the bleary, reflective moment between the chaos of the night and the consequences of the morning, all wrapped in the band’s signature maximum-voltage street rock attack attitude.
Powerlöad’s new album is eight tracks of unapologetic, high‑octane sleaze rock that chronicle a full night of the band’s self‑proclaimed lifestyle.
“We wanted this album to be almost conceptual of the Powerlöad lifestyle. People compare it to Tommy or The Wall, mostly because of the musicianship & lyrical themes, which are superior on In The Pocket,” adds Shel Shock.
Lyrically and musically, the band sums the album up in three words: sex, drugs, and rock’n’ roll. The record is a full‑throttle plunge into that chaos, ripping through eight filthy, high‑energy chapters that kick off with the AC/DC charged opener “Tons of Tail,” a song that sounds like it’s about lots of chicks, but it’s actually about lots of cocktails. Rolling into “Bad Girls,” a tribute to the strong, street‑owning women the band admires. “The Ballad of Shit Faced Tony” follows Toronto’s most persistent blow‑seeker, while “Chains of Rock n’ Roll” channels the reckless spirit of the Sunset Strip. The stakes rise, literally and chemically, with “Stakes Are High (& So Am I),” a gambling‑fueled Motörhead homage, before the weed‑worshipping “Defenders of the Eighth” lights up the room. “Lapdog Deluxe” dives into glam‑trash absurdity inspired by ZZ Top confusion, and the night finally collapses into “Drunk in a Taxi Cab,” a bleary, stumbling ride home that closes the album with hungover honesty.
Powerlöad formed as a reaction to safe, sanitized rock, choosing instead to deliver raw, dirty, high‑energy sleaze rock built for people who want to feel “sexy as hell” when they hit play.
Previous Videos:
“Defenders of the Eighth” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at0E5z-_7vw
Bad Girls – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls_2za63Sdg
In The Pocket tracklisting:
01 Tons Of Tail
02 Bad Girls
03 The Ballad Of Shit Faced Tony
04 Chains Of Rock n’ Roll
05 Stakes Are High (So Am I)
06 Defenders Of The Eighth
07 Lapdog Deluxe
08 Drunk In A Taxi Cab
Produced by Powerload & Rob Lawless. Mixed and mastered by Rob Lawless. Album Artwork by Adan Vazquez
Lineup:
Shel Shock – Bass, vocals
Hell Hammered – Drums
Brett Michaels – Guitar
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