I just received a copy of the title track single from Asphalt Valentine's forthcoming CD and was impressed enough to want to hear the whole disc.

The first track is straight-on sleaze rock played in the style of the late 80's Sunset Strip bands. Musically the obvious comparisons would be to Motley Crue, Guns N' Roses or LA Guns. Purist will notice some minor differences (singer Joe Flynt has more of a whiskey-soaked Paul Black/Jizzy Pearl style voice than the high-pitched shriek that Axl or Vince Neil would hit from time to time) but the band really sounds solid.

"Strip Rock Roll" is streaming on the Asphalt Valentine's MySpace page along with a couple of demo tracks and a drunken acoustic demo entitled "Asphalt Drunkeness".

The new CD drops on February 14th but, unfortunately, it looks like the band has no scheduled tour date in the area. Hopefully the band will schedule a NYC date after the new disc drops.