# Party Dozen – ’21 Bum Salute’ album review: jazzy noise explosion both dramatic and strangely one-note

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/party-dozen-21-bum-salute-album-review-jazzy-noise-explosion-both-dramatic-and-strangely-one-note/
- Published: 2026-11-06T00:18:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/party-dozen-21-bum-salute-album-review/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Party Dozen make a joyful, brassy noise on their fifth album.
- The record reaches intense peaks but often follows one musical course.
- ‘Euro Stomper’ and ‘PMFD’ capture the duo’s unruly energy.

## Summary

Australian duo Party Dozen’s fifth album, *21 Bum Salute*, delivers exuberant, jazz-inflected noise shaped by saxophonist and vocalist Kirsty Tickle and drummer Jonathan Boulet. The review praises its ferocious, euphoric energy and playful character, while finding that the record’s narrow musical course limits its impact.

Tracks such as ‘Euro Stomper’ and ‘PMFD’ show the pair turning uneasy rhythms and cacophony into a lively, disconcerting party sound. Organ textures on ‘Age of Fools’ and layered washes on ‘The Stinking Rose’ add variety, but the review says these touches do not prevent the album’s improvised jazz noise from blending together. It was produced by Boulet and released on City Slang on 6 November 2026.

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