Hammered
The Wicked Tinkers blow a relentless bagpipe that crawls under your skin-under your fingernails at times-dogged at every trill by a big fat snare drum that's as driven as the pipes. There is also a bodhran, but it's poorly recorded, sounding like a beaver swatting its tail. A guitar-and-vocal tune is mixed dreadfully and not sung with the charm or gusto of the piping and drumming. Still, this is an indie undertaking, most readily available via Amazon, so some technical glitches may be overlooked. And the bagpipes and snare stomp with such power and conviction that beaver-tail bodhran and overly earnest vocal can be forgiven. --From Rhythm Magazine