Single of the Week: Nots – self-titled (Goner)
They’ve sewn garage rock’s sloppy, swampy howlings to wiry, economical punk
Single of the week: Cosines – Hey Sailor Boy! / The Answer (Fika)
This little 2-tracker 7″ from London England’s Cosines has the right pomp, the right stomp, the right chomp, and now I’m a chump for their charms.
Single of the week: La Luz – Damp Face EP (Burger) & Call Me In The Day 7” (Water Wing)
Seattle’s La Luz have a definite beach blanket bingo vibe, especially if the beach in question is located somewhere in Twin Peaks with the ghosts of crackly 50s doo-wop & 60s girl-group singles echoing from someone’s AM radio.
Single of the Week: Priests – Radiation/Personal Planes 7″ (Sister Polygon)
This is the vibrant howl and clatter of the underground in 2013
Single of the Week: Mil Mascaras – Fuzz EP (Hozac)
In my perfect world, everyone would be giddy about the fact that you can now get your hands on a copy of a re-released Chin Chin LP at a reasonable price.
Single Of The Week: Man or Astro-man? – Defcon 5 (Chunklet)
Man or Astro-man? do their thing and while they didn’t create surfy sci-fi rock they definitely set the bar for everyone else who tries to be judged against.
Single Of The Week: Future Twin – Bad Seed (self-released)
Sun, fun, shorts, shades, the beach, the party never stops and the caring never starts.
Single Of The Week: Wild Moccasins – Gag Reflections/Summer Of Love (New West)
They are parts c86 a la Shop Assistants, tender jangle pop a la The Sundays, at times even a bit dreamy like Lush. I just want them to find their American side and fuck shit up bit and let loose.
Single Of The Week: Bam! Bam! – Let It Go (self-released)
Bam! Bam! are a couple of Oakland scrumpers sent here to take our apple-sized rock’n’roll hearts.
