Pavlov’s Puss mission statement? To bring you “cute as all hell garage rock made for top 40 radio.” Pavlov’s Puss are a band of veterans from the Christchurch (NZ) music scene fronted by Andrew “Ox” O’Connell who is joined by Joe Sampson, Chris Andrews and Rory Dalley. A band featuring members of The Ruling Elite, The Palace of Wisdom, Salad Boys, and Best Bets, that must be something special right?
Tungsten Hearts Club. definitely sounds unique. The record sounds almost like a primitive ’60s punk record, like a punk version of Bob Dylan. Somewhere It Is Summer is probably the most conventional track on the record, it’s a straighforward garage hit in the vein of Jack Oblivian. But in most songs, Pavlov’s Puss are freed by the expectations or boundaries of any genre. The guitar work and instrumentation and the lo-fi recording breathes a sense of spontaneity and effortlessness that combined with the talksinging of O’Connell all add to the magical appeal of Pavlov’s Puss.
Tungsten Hearts Club. is a scrappy and exciting piece of work.
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