Previewing the 6 tracks that make up Ugly Kid Joe’s new EP, Stairway to Hell, it sounds like, with the exception of “Another Beer”, the band – who hasn’t released any new music in 15 years – is straying away from the jokey stuff (“(I Hate) Everything About You”) and the lighter stuff (“Cat’s in the Cradle”). Of course, UGJ always was a hard rock band that just happened to release singles that mainstream radio played, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that the new material has a hard and heavy sound as evidenced by the first single, “Devil’s Paradise”.
The EP is available digitally on iTunes and Amazon right now and will be available in CD format on July 9.