The Akulas are a garage rock band from Belgium, featuring Ruben Haerens (guitars), Willem Bekers (bass), Benjamin Verschaeve (organ) and Udo Vanhoonacker (drums). They play instrumental surf music on vintage instruments, music that’s mostly cool but also cheesy at times, and that’s fine too. On their sophomore LP Inundated Land you’ll hear fourteen danceable tunes that are as original and diverse as they are entertaining and vibrant. Their own songs are just as fun as the covers (Sounds Incorporated’s The Spartans, Krisjan Hatlelid’s Grand Prix Circuit, The Tornados’ Costa Monger, The Shadows’ Bombay Duck and Raymond Lefèvre’s Les Grandes Vacances), and that’s a great achievement.
Inundated Land is out now digitally, on CD and vinyl LP through Green Cookie Records.
Thanks for the nice review Dennis!