In their early days, Ontario trio The Ape-ettes were literally basement rockers writing and playing garage music in one of the members’ basement. A promising self-titled album kickstarted the band’s career in 2017. It’s been fairly silent around the band in recent years, but they now return with a EP that is co-released by two labels that put out a lot of stuff that is right in our wheelhouse: Reta Records (Canada) and Snappy Little Numbers (USA).
Of the four songs, Rémi alone makes purchasing the Simply EP worthwhile. It’s like a forgotten early ’80s power pop hit out of France. Songs like this never fail to to excite me. Hearing Protection is another banger fans of upbeat garage pop will appreciate. Trampoline is a midpaced garage rocker, seductively sung over a repetitive chord progression. Inner Child shows a more subtle and constrained side of The Ape-ettes. The Simply EP is pretty diverse and a whole lot of fun. Out now on 7″!
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