Chez Kane is a Welsh rock singer who has been around the music scene for several years now. Initially she formed a band called Kane’d with her sisters Stacey and Stephanie. Her self-titled first album was released in 2021. “Reckless” is her third album. I discovered her by listening to a show called Mad Wasp XS on the internet radio station Mad Wasp Radio. The running time is approximately forty-one minutes and there are ten songs.
“Tongue of Love” and the title track were the initial singles released from the album. If you had not heard her before, you would have a very good idea of what to expect from these songs. Whilst she is not particularly known for her songwriting, she has certainly made some contributions on that front although, people who are familiar with the Swedish band Crazy Lixx will instantly recognise that lead singer Danny Rexon is the main writer here.
If you want to hear some ballads, this album will not be for you. “Street Survivor” is probably as close as you are going to get here and, to be honest, that is nowhere near a ballad! It’s pretty much all out rock from minute one. My favourite tracks are the title track, which is also the album opener “Too Dangerous” and “Love Tornado”. I would describe the latter as an enjoyable pop/rock romp. I also have a liking for “Night of Passion” and album closer “Bodyrock”. I’ve seen “Bad Girl” slated in other reviews online but, I don’t mind it at all.
Whilst there is nothing earth shattering or groundbreaking here, it is a better than average album although, not a classic. There aren’t any tracks that I really can’t tolerate or actively dislike. If you enjoy music by artists such as Vixen, Heart, Pat Benatar or Lita Ford, I would expect you to enjoy Chez’s music. It’s somewhat ironic that there is so much that exudes the 1980s here when Chez wasn’t even born until the 1990s!
Chez has been criticised in some quarters for the cover of this album however, please don’t be distracted, and I mean that in more ways than one, from the talent she actually has. There is a lot of energy about the music on “Reckless”. Her vocals are strong throughout all ten tracks and I would certainly consider going to see her play live if she played at a convenient location. I am likely to go back and purchase her first two albums as well. I’d give the album a rating of three and a half stars out of five.