Who On Earth It Takes The Village Review
Who On Earth
It Takes The Village
Self-Released
2026
New Jersey Hard Rock lifers Who On Earth have unleashed their sophomore full-length, “It Takes The Village”, and this thing comes out swinging like a busted bottle in a back-alley bar fight. The band enlisted Mike Orlando for production duties, the same six-string maniac tied to Category 7 and Adrenaline Mob, so right out of the gate you know the craftsmanship is locked in tight and built to hit hard.
If you’re the type who still lives for original Hard Rock bands tearing up sticky dive bar stages on Friday nights while PBR flows for a buck, then Who On Earth are absolutely your kind of trouble. These guys aren’t interested in reinventing Rock ‘n’ Roll, they’re here to crack you across the jaw with it. The album bleeds the spirit of Thin Lizzy, Ozzy, and early Dio, loaded with riffs that swagger, grooves that stomp, and it has enough attitude to start a riot in the parking lot. Lyrically, they steer away from dragons and fantasy nonsense and lean into real life instead - struggle, scars, grit, survival. That authenticity gives the record its pulse.
Sure, 17 tracks might look intimidating on paper, but the album only clocks in at around 54 minutes, and a lot of these songs hit fast and hard before disappearing in a cloud of smoke and amplifier feedback. More importantly, not a second feels wasted. “It Takes The Village” is stacked with blazing guitar wizardry, arena-sized hooks, and fist-raising sing-along melodies that refuse to leave your head.
This is sweaty, fire-breathing Hard Rock with its boots planted firmly on the bar top - loud, unapologetic, and dripping with swagger. Exactly how this kind of music was meant to be delivered.
Standouts – “Monster”, “Good Man Down”, “Too Close” and “Double Or Nothing”.