You’d probably never know it from how often I seem to repeat myself or get stuck on certain phrases, images, etc., but just about anything that turns a well-worn cliché on its head gets some automatic points in my book. Thus, if you’re looking at the title of the lyric video premiering below for Gothenburg, Sweden, heavy rockers Honeymoon Disease and thinking to yourself, “Really? Another lady-as-motor song? Does the world really need that?” I’ll ask you to take into account the following consideration: It’s not John Garcia, or Bon Scott, or Ian Gillan talking about “their woman” as a car or car part. It’s guitarist/vocalist Jenna Disease, and instead of objectification, the image becomes one of righteous declaration: “I’m a four stroke woman/A knucklehead, a devil in chains!”

It’s hard to overstate the importance of that distinction. Jenna — joined in the band by guitarist Acid Disease, drummer Jimi Disease (ex-Mamont) and bassist Cedric — takes ownership of the image, uses it across the subject/object divide, and so it becomes something closer to empowering. One could still argue that relating one’s existence to automotive repair is inherently dehumanizing, and I think there are arguments to be made on either side of adopting the tropes of discrimination as a means for empowerment in general — this happens in race as well as gender and economics as well — but there’s a big difference between saying you’re a huge fucking motor about to run someone over so let’s kick some ass and have a good time, and saying “my woman is a car and I’m going to drive her with my dude-parts.” I don’t care how you look at it, there’s a line there, and given that we’re bringing the lyrics directly into focus with a video in which they essentially star, it seems fair to point it out.

Did I mention the song rocks? Probably should emphasize that point as well. “Four Stroke Woman” comes from Honeymoon Disease‘s second full-length and first for The Sign Records, Part Human, Mostly Beast, which is set to release on Oct. 27. The follow-up to the 2015 debut long-player, The Transcendence (discussed here), which was released by Napalm, it finds the band digging into prime boogie thrust without getting too lost in vintage-minded chicanery. You can hear a classic feel in “Four Stroke Woman” to be sure, but consider the clarity with which the song’s bassline comes through — friendly as hell, that one is — amid the forward push of the guitar, and you know which decade you’re in, one way or the other.

The band has some comment about the song and the album below, and more info follows along with preorder linkery from the PR wire.

Please enjoy:

Honeymoon Disease, “Four Stroke Woman” lyric video premiere

Honeymoon Disease on “Four Stroke Woman”:

“We live and breathe the motor culture, especially muscle cars and choppers. Acid rides motorcycles and our logo is a charger-68. Together with our action rock we create music that the motor community can relate to and ‘Four Stroke Woman’ is a salute to all bikers out there, female in particular, who dare to live the lifestyle that they desire without limits. Fast cars, furious bikes and rock ‘n’ roll, that is what’s it’s all about. And with a twist of avangarde mindset.”

Honeymoon Disease unleashes their new album “Part Human, Mostly Beast” the 27th of October on The Sign Records. The Swedish rock quartet’s second album is filled with high voltage pulse, colorful sounds and lots of groovy soul. Well acclaimed for their intense and high energetic stage performances the band have been one of the raising stars on the European rock stages, something the band have brought into the studio and recording the album live. Honeymoon Disease have worked with producer Ola Ersfjord (Imperial State Electric, Primordial, Tribulation, Dead Lord) since the recording of their last album “The Transcendence” (Napalm Records), something that led up to a recording session with better crafted songs, a more luxuries production and a lot of focus on the vocal arrangements.

Jimi Disease: “We wanted this album to have a more rough and lively feeling, as we are on stage. You should really hear the sweat from the jeans vest dripping out from the speakers.”

Tracklist:
1 – Doin’ it Again
2 – Only Thing Alive
3 – Tail Twister
4 – Rymdvals
5 – Needle In Your Eye
6 – Fly Bird, Fly High
7 – Calling You
8 – Four Stroke Woman
9 – Night By Night
10 – It’s Alright
11 – Coal Burnin’
12 – Electric Eel

The album is released on CD & Vinyl and as a bundle together with wunderbaum, bumpersticker and metal pin.

Pre-order from: http://freighttrain.se/en/

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