After months of preparation and non-stop touring, THE MAD DOCTORS of Brooklyn, NY have their debut LP ready for the masses. SNAKE OIL SUPERSCIENCE comes released by their own imprint King Pizza Records and is limited to 500 copies on virgin black vinyl. Continue reading “PREMIER: The Mad Doctors – Snake Oil Superscience + Tour Dates”
A name that has not graced our pages in some time, JENSEN SERF COMPANY is coming back in a wave, just like their mutilated take on noisy, fouled-up surf punk. Continue reading “Jensen Serf Company – Triple Freaks A Beach 12″”
OS NOCTÀMBULOS released their debut album, Corsica Garden, Septemeber 1, 2014. The promising Franco-British newcomers boast a distinctly 60’s style that combines garage rock, surf, psychadelia and shades of country. Corsica Garden is available on limited edition vinyl from Evil Hoodoo Records in Sheffield. Continue reading “Os Noctàmbulos – Corsica Garden LP”
The Iberian Peninsula retains a diverse array of rich historical sights and sounds; homegrown aesthetics mesh with the internationally transposed. From the Costa Blanca, tucked away in the picturesque city of Alicante, a band called LAS SULTANAS beckons in sirenic fashion from the shore. Continue reading “Las Sultanas – Haren EP”
After quietly releasing two albums, SEALION’S third, HEAVY FIZZ, is set to blow out eardrums and any doubts about their legitimacy as bonafide surf-punks. Their unique blend of artsy post-punk and pop-infused surf tones make for a perfect, sultry-summer soundtrack. Released July 29, the album is available in both vinyl and cassette formats from Hovercraft and Lollipop Records respectively. Continue reading “Sealion – HEAVY FIZZ”
VILLE FANTOME is crafting killer bluesy-garage surf rock 500 miles off the coast in a basement in Strasbourg, France. His first release, Anything 4 U, is as haunted as the band name suggests and is truly impressive considering it was conceived immaculately; jerZ Dietrich employed no overdubs or tapes. A lone loop pedal enabled its multi-instrument birth. The end result is a hypnotic, genre-blending collection of three new songs. Continue reading “Ville Fantome – Anything 4 U 7″ EP”
I am not sure what’s going on in France at this point, but Croque Macadam Records in Montrouge has been churning out some great stuff. Their latest is this two-track 7″ from Rennes-based band BASTON. Continue reading “Baston – Alamo 7″”
After dropping Alex Falardeau from their lineup, the remaining Plantains (Andrew Tamlyn, Josh Korf, Nolan Krebs) have spiced things up with a new band name, HEATERS. The enduring trio picked up right where Plantains left off with Brown Sugar, an EP full of 5 psych-flavored garage songs. Continue reading “Heaters – Brown Sugar EP”
St. Louis garage rockers THE BRAINSTEMS just released their latest cassette tape Cold Sweatin’ on their own label Peacebath Records. Continue reading “The Brainstems – Cold Sweatin’ CS”
Brighton, England’s THE TEEN VELVETTES craft music that effortlessly elicits a pseudo-50’s nostalgia. Each assemblage to date has represented an evolving style within a singular genre. Continue reading “The Teen Velvettes – The Teen Sound EP”
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