Like my first review of the year, Wingmen’s debut album is another product of forced inactivity during lockdown, a time that saw seasoned road veterans sat at home twiddling their thumbs and going quietly stir crazy as they were unable to tour, or even go into the studio to do what they do best. In Wingmen’s case the veterans in question are Baz Warne (The Stranglers), Paul Gray (The Damned), Leigh Heggarty (Ruts DC) and Marty Love (Johnny Moped) who conspired digitally to create this project remotely, with only Paul Gray and Marty Love having previously worked together in the Sensible Gray Cells. The band’s line up will be further enhanced by relative newcomer Rob Coombes (Supergrass) when they tour the UK later this month. The name Wingmen suggests that the ...