BIRTHDAY SUITS - BIRTHDAY SUITS
From Minneapolis, Matthew and Hideo, (a.k.a. BIRTHDAY SUITS) bring you some seriously heavy and manic garage punk on this three-song 7-inch. TRACKLISTING: 01. WONDERLAND AMERICA 02. SEPIA YEAH 03. KIKI KAIKAI
DANCER - ON THE RUN
A 7-inch of sick new back-to-basics rock'n'roll outta San Francisco for fans of Hollies, Heartbreakers, Twilley and all your favorite drug-damaged pop bands. Featuring DEEDEE "DANZLER" ROBBINS, JEREMIAH from BOX ELDERS and COLIN from OUTDOORSMEN. Edition of 300 on black vinyl.
ONLY YOU - APPLYING MYSELF/LONELY BOY
Only You release a fine 7-incher of surf, soul and pop. Enjoyable stuff!
BORN LOSERS - CYCLE GUITARS
In these times of copious record releases, it was sort of strange that the Born Losers -a well-liked and already veteran band, with three excellent singles with successful sales- had still not waxed an album. It was not a matter of indolence, since their members were involved in all sorts of side projects, and their first LP confirms that The Losers were getting ripe for top-rank R'n'R. The results are exceptional indeed. Far from their early influences -namely, the sound of Davie Allan & The Arrows-, the band retains its peculiar sixties flavor, but their references have increased. The clear Arrows influence from their beginnings has now been replaced by ideas from the Challengers or the sound of the Ventures in their late Dolton records/early Liberty waxings: raw R'n'R, allied with pop melodies, jazzy touches and film music, without ever falling into corniness. In short, the music of The Born Losers is as intense and impressive as the image they project. We are fairly certain that this album is bound to be a commercial success, particularly overseas, where instrumental R'n'R is traditionally appreciated. The Losers are emerging as clear winners with this latest offering.
GROWLERS - HUNG AT HEART
A notable collection of sunburned, psychedelic beach goth for fans of Black Lips, Ty Segall, and/or White Fence.
PREVOST, GREG 'STACKHOUSE' - MISSISSIPPI MURDERER
'Mississippi Murderer' is a true R'n'R artifact in which the artist seems to be settling scores with his recent past. A three-chord assault with plenty of excellent songs -the kind of numbers that most bands can only aspire to cover- sung by a truly unique voice, featuring plenty of attitude, splendid arrangements and slide guitar a go go. Influences? They come from Prevost's personal obsessions: the Delta blues, a sound which lies midway between the Yardbirds and the New York Dolls, and, naturally, the Rolling Stones at their best. And these references are not a simple list of R'n'R greats nor the usual hype aimed at potential buyers, but exactly what you will get in this record. Enjoy the crime!
SIMPLY SAUCER - CYBORGS REVISITED
Back in print. Canada's first proto punk band! The quartet's style was a combination of US punk precursors (like Velvet Underground, Stooges), krautrock and UK prog/psych when everyone else was copying what they heard on the radio. This is a 9-track collection of singles, live material and previously unreleased tracks, recorded 1974-'75.
GROWLERS - HUNG AT HEART
A notable collection of sunburned, psychedelic beach goth for fans of Black Lips, Ty Segall, and/or White Fence.
METEORS - STAMPEDE
A long overdue CD-repress for this classic 1984 Meteors-album which was a UK Top 10 independent chart album.
