Better late than never. SHEER MAG (short for ‘Sheer Magnitude’) dropped their debut self-titled 7″ toward the end of 2014 on Wilsuns Recording Company. They’re following it up with a second 7″ on Katorga Works/ Wilsuns this coming March. Continue reading “Sheer Mag – s/t 7″”
After delivering a cassette on Lollipop Records in 2014 that was criminally overlooked, BICYCLE DAY return early in 2015 with a 7″ split with UNITY.
Windian Records in Washington DC is now in its third run of their annual 7″ box set. This year, one of those six records is the vinyl debut from Norfolk, VA punks THE SEEERS. Continue reading “The Seeers – Without Lites 7″”
Dumpster Tapes in Chicago had a big year in 2014 and they’re continuing the story in 2015. Their latest is a full length from SON OF A GUN; a 12-track cassette rolled into a raging fireball of frenetic garage punk energy. Continue reading “Son of a Gun – No Bread”
GUANTANAMO BAYWATCH is making a comeback in early 2015 with a brand new full length record. Darling… It’s Too Late is their third LP since 2010 and it will be their first full-length for Suicide Squeeze Records. The label just set free the album’s lead single, “Too Late,” featuring backup vocals from Curtis Harding.
It’s a sparkling and completely innocent number that will leave you with a heavy heart. You’re immediately awash in
sultry soul vibes, following a wonky bass line and highly-concentrated guitar twangs that are bright and clean. They’re shooting for that all-too-familiar tone, loaded with authentic analog-quality crackles and the results are dead on. They clean up their rambunctious surf-rock attack only slightly, ending up with an album containing a slew of influences.
Listen to “Too Late” right below and go pre-order the LP via Suicide Squeeze: it’s officially released on May 12th (LP/CD) with the first 1,000 records on peaches-and-cream colored vinyl.
Genre/ Tags: Garage Rock, Soul, Pop
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