Flip is The Pearly Shells sixth' studio album. It was released in 2014, three years after Belmar Sessions.
Half of the songs on the album are originals, and unfortunately most of these songs leave me cold, for reasons unknown. Somehow they just have no appeal. Also, the recording style is missing the lowest and highest pitch sounds, and the horns and female vocals often sound muddy.
Grow Up Properly is happily an exception, thanks mainly to the cheeky lyrics. (the catchy melody, especially in the chorus, seems similar to a song by another band, but I can't quite put my finger on it)
Most of the covers are solid efforts, but again, none of them appeal to me. The cover of the classic Staggerlee stands out, and not in a good way. This is mainly because the upbeat boogie-woogie style of the instrumentals is completely at odds with the violent lyrics. I realise that this juxtaposition is a fundamental part of Mack The Knife's captivating appeal, but it just doesn't work in this case for some reason. While I'm digging the knife in (sorry... terrible pun...), the saccharine chorus just exaggerates the mismatch, and is quite cringeworthy.
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