After coming out of nowhere last year, BLASTED CANYONS are back a second time with their new EP 2nd Place on Castle Face Records. This new EP features the same discontented and noisy rage that characterized their debut. Continue reading “Blasted Canyons – 2nd Place EP”
NICK WATERHOUSE came back with a brand new single for Record Store Day last month. It’s a split release from Innovative Leisure on 8″ wax with the ALLAH-LAS on the B-side. Continue reading “Nick Waterhouse/ Allah-Las – Don’t You Forget It”
PLATEAUS – who were responsible for one of our favorite 7″ singles last year – are back at it again. This time they are putting the finishing touches on their upcoming 7″ from Hozac Records. To hold us over in the meantime, they just set free this brand new music video for the song “Do It For You” which will appear on the new 7″. We had a minute to catch up with the band and ask them about their new single and the new video – see what they had to say below.
The new music video for “Do It For You” is pretty rad. What was the inspiration for such an exhilarating video?
Chris: I guess the inspiration for the video would be the song. We gave the song to our friends Dusty and Derrik and after listening to it that was the concept they came up with.
And how exactly was that video created?
Chris: The video was made by Dusty Dirtweed of Mushroom Necklace and Derrik Acosta of Mega 64. Dusty made pretty much everything you see in the video by hand. He made almost everything out of pizza boxes and glue, then painted them. After everything was made him and Derrik made a set in his garage and filmed the video. Derrik then took all the shots and edited the photos into an animation.
What can we expect from Plateaus in the future after this new 7″?
Kevin: We are going out to Chicago real soon for the Hozac Blackout Fest, we’re playing a bunch of shows on the way out and on the way back. It’s gonna be fun, Red Cross and Roky Erickson! Also stoked to crack a Mike’s Hard with San Diego hometown heroes “The Spider Fever.”
Chris: We have another 7″ coming up shortly after the Hozac one, and an LP coming out this fall (both on Art Fag).
Jon: Expect to see us on the road more for sure.
There you have it folks. Plateaus seem to have their work cut out for them between now and the start of the summer. In the meantime the video above for “Do It For You” should hold you over until they start dropping these new records. Sit tight!
Genre/ Tags: Lo-Fi, Garage Rock, Pop
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GUANTANAMO BAYWATCH are currently putting the finishing touches on their 2nd full length LP. The album, titled Chest Crawl, drops May 22nd from the Dirtnap Records label which is surely a fitting home for their grimy, psyched-out strand of surf rock. “Boomerenga” is an excellent example of this sound being put on display. The song is guided along by twangy guitars with an evil edge while swift percussion and chunky bass lines work to keep the rhythm. These elements all combine for a ridiculously sloppy (and somehow sexy – did you see that album art??) blend of garage and surf rock that sounds particularly careless while also sounding wet. The lead guitar slithers and slides across the track which really helps create those slippery, unsettling vibes. Throughout the rest of Chest Crawl the Portland trio offers up plenty of tricks, the most notable being those blood-pumping instrumental tracks which have a truly vintage sound. See what they’re all about in the track below!
Boomerenga –
Genre/ Tags: Surf Rock, Garage Rock, Lo-Fi
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It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from KING TUFF but his sophomore LP is just around the corner. Wild Desire is his latest effort coming from the Suicide Squeeze label and it’s an excellent indication of good things to come. Continue reading “King Tuff – Wild Desire 7″”
Benjamin Scott plays bass and sings in Chicago band Brain Idea. OUTSIDE WORLD is his side project which just released a brand new, self-titled cassette EP. Continue reading “Outside World – Outside World CS”
When TY SEGALL and Tim Presley of WHITE FENCE team up for a record together, it’s kind of hard to expect anything less than epic. Sure enough, this duo leaves no stone unturned in their debut album together, titled Hair. Continue reading “Ty Segall & White Fence – Hair”
COUSINS are a four piece garage rock band that formed in Halifax in 2009 by Aaron Mangle. “The Palm at the End of the Mind” is the name of their sophomore LP on Saved By Vinyl, consisting of nine tracks of totally sharp and raucous garage-pop music that also manages to be quirky and highly energetic. Of the nine tracks, “Speech” just might be the most fitting example of this wildly frantic energy. This rowdy track starts out with a jangly bang and rarely ever settles back down afterward. The song is driven by crunchy guitars and a pounding, unpredictable drum pattern that will keep you guessing with each new pulsing measure, bringing the “manic energy and underlying calm” together in one strikingly memorable three-and-a-half minute track. You’d be a fool to miss it below – after the first 15 seconds you’ll see.
Speech –
Genre/ Tags: Pop, Garage Rock, Lo-Fi
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Here’s a brand new split cassette from the Sturdy Girls Records label in Nashville. NEW PLEASURE and JENSEN SERF CO. join forces and include five songs apiece which together add up to make quite a ripping cassette. Continue reading “New Pleasure/ Jensen Serf Co. – Sturdy Girls Split CS”
THE DELRELLAS hail from places all over the globe including London, Brighton and Portland to keep it simple. This is their brand new 7″ coming from the Dirty Water Records label based out of London. Continue reading “The DeRellas – Stick It To the Man 7″”
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