North Side Gal

I know what you’re thinking and frankly, I was expecting a piss-ripping ode to a pyjama-ed girl from Ballyfermot, too. To the contrary, Oklahoma boy and Jackie Wilson soundalike JD McPherson has exhumed the corpse of ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll to create a convincing piece of old-school feelgood pop in the vein of Little Richard and Fats Domino. Get ready for a whole lotta shakin’.