Their record label describes Phil & the Spectras as “a band playing as if the 60s never ended, burning through their material with heart and grit,” and their debut 7″ fully lives up to associated expectations. Its four tunes—Every Night, It’s Your Choice, Summer, and Cry for the Trees—are a sweat-soaked jolt of garage devotion and beat culture, played exclusively on original 60s gear, recorded live in Madrid with zero studio trickery. These Spanish musicians never stopped believing in the power of a sharp riff—every chord feels physical—delivered with cranky warmth, and rightly so.
Every Night—recorded by Pedro Sancho—is out now digitally and on 7″ vinyl through Sunnyboy66 Records and Dralasite Records. The band actually started out about 30 years ago as The Mysterons / The Miskatonics, and after a long hiatus they are back under the moniker of Phil & the Spectras. Featuring J. Ortiz (guitar, vocals), M. Ortiz (guitar), P. Sancho (bass), M. Gavin (organ), and M. Garcia (drums).