Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Surf Instro Review: The O'Haras-Facile à boire!

The O’Haras have returned with a five-song EP titled Facile à boire! (Easy to drink!) to tease their fans and get them worked up into a frenzy in anticipation of another full-length release.

Get ready for another platter jam-packed with high energy and fun, as the group is preparing to offer up another maniacal instro album soon after this taste test is over.

Twang and the horns of Herb Alpert? Well, that combination may have the purists cringing, but it works very well.

I enjoy the surf-instrumental sound, complemented by the sound of Latin horn sections. If it's an Herb Alpert classic song, then so be it! Regardless, it's a great experience and a lot of fun.

A good helping of twang, reverb, and spicy horns makes this EP a quick but satisfying jaunt into the colorful world of the instro genre and its many sub-genres.  Flavorful enhancements make for an interesting mixture. Oh la! Let's rock and surf Latin style.

Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck

September 12, 2000

Tracks:

01. A Taste Of Honey  

02. Facile A Boire

03. On Her Majesties Secret Services  

04. Good Herb This Year, Alpert!  

05. The Bullfight