What do you get when you lock members of Slander Tongue, Les Lullies, Patrol and Klavo in a practice space with some amps, instruments, and drums? The Clubs! Oh yeah, and a whole lot of very excited music bloggers who live for discovering stuff like this.
The Clubs’ debut EP dropped around Christmas, and while I’m still catching up on the flood of recent releases, this one stands out. This is exactly the kind of power pop I love: ’70s-leaning, rock ’n’ roll–rooted, romantic without being soft, and sounding like it was written and played in a slightly smelly garage. Think a European counterpart (okay, Germany, France and Spain) to bands like The Whiffs.
As Josh Rutledge rightly pointed out, the production here is just about perfect for this style—neither too polished nor too punchy, not overly hi-fi, but clean, natural, and totally authentic. Four songs, four hits, zero filler. Favorite new band alert!
Four-song EP out now on NO FUSS Tapes. Vinyl release expected on Bachelor Records.