Jo Jo Zep And The Falcons – Hats Off Step Lively (E/VG+) – LP, AU 1980

Hats Off Step Lively is an LP by Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons from 1980 released on the Mushroom label.

About this album

Hats Off Step Lively finds Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons sharpening their pop-rock blend into one of their most direct and energetic albums. Released in 1980, it continues the Melbourne band's knack for fusing pub-rock muscle with bright hooks, reggae undertones and R&B flavour, a mix that helped make them one of Australia’s most distinctive crossover acts. The record balances punchy singles like Puppet On A String (Let Her Go) with tighter, band-driven cuts that keep the momentum up throughout. Coming after the group’s late-1970s breakthrough, it shows a band still expanding its sound without losing the grit and immediacy that defined its appeal.

Genre: Pop & Rock