At the end of 2023 we wrote about the Mal Thursday Quintet’s amazing single Kitten with a Whip, a foretaste of this album, Mods & Gods, that is now finally seeing the light of day, five years after their debut LP If 6 Was 5. The band, fronted by Austin, Texas-based creative Mal Thursday (vocals, harmonica), who is backed by a range of skilled musicians, delivers twelve uplifting rock ‘n roll songs—fuzzy garage rock meets hooky rhythm & blues—including a new tune called If 6 Was 5 (not the title track from the previous record or anything), two live versions, and a bonus track titled Excitement Transfusion. Vibrant music wrapped in a vintage sound, tough yet charming, but above all catchy and danceable.
Mods & Gods—produced by The Glimmer Quints—is out now digitally, on CD and vinyl LP, through Chunk Archives Recordings / Teen Sound Records. Also featuring—in alphabetical order—Dave Berkham (guitar, bass, organ, vocals), David Boatwright (guitar), Nelson Bragg (percussion), David Champagne (guitar), Chuck Ferreira (drums), Jim Fitting (harmonica), Keith Kinkle (guitar, vocals), Ken Maiuri (guitar), Brian T. Marchese (drums), Bob Medley (bass, organ, piano, guitar, drums, tambourine, vocals), Frank Padellaro (guitar, bass, vocals), Greg Saulmon (guitar), Steve Schecter (guitar, vocals), Jamey Simms (guitar), Luke Strahota (drums), Thom Sullivan (drums), Patrick Timmons (bass), Bobby Trimble (drums, percussion, vocals), and Tom Trusnovic (bass, vocals) on select tracks.
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