Album Review: Chicka Boom! by Tami Neilson

What's worse than being called a mamma's boy? Being taunted by none other than Tami Neilson for needing a parental loan, of course. The Canadian-born, New Zealand-based alt-folk singer-songwriter belts out that insult to her deadbeat beau on "Call Your Mama," the opening track from her excellent new LP CHICKABOOM!, in a snarling twang that could convey her scorn with tone alone.   That first song's deliciously fierce lyrics and resounding guitar and drums drive the point home, and instantly hook listeners for a ten-track Americana ….

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