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New album: Mad Daddy || Mad Daddy

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On their 1980 album Songs The Lord Taught Us, The Cramps sang about The Mad Daddy. You could wait for a band to be named after that, and look, here’s Mad Daddy. Since 2015 this four-piece of misfits – Dolyn Clucas-Morris (vocals / harmonica), Elvis Palooka (bass), Liam Callow (guitar), and Matt Twist (drums) – from the Isle of Man plays high octane rock ‘n’ roll punk blues, and now they have finally released their full-length self-titled debut album. These are ten powerful, energetic, rocking songs of around 3 minutes long, intended for listening very loud. Out now digitally, on CD and green vinyl LP (self released). RIYL Oblivians, The Stooges, Daddy Long Legs, The Jim Jones Revue. Give It To Me!

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New album: Southern Culture On The Skids || At Home With Southern Culture On The Skids

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About 25 years ago we were nerdy on time at the concert hall, so we saw Southern Culture On The Skids perform twice: the sound check and the real show. Camel Walk is still one of my favorite songs and new work always leads to a jump of joy. The band – Rick Miller on guitar & vocals, Mary Huff on bass & vocals, and Dave Hartman standing behind the drums – has been playing together for 30+ years, consistently recording and touring around the world. Good news: they have an awesome new album out called At Home with Southern Culture on the Skids (already released March 12, so I almost overlooked it, but luckily our hero Little Steven brought it to my attention by playing new track Run Baby Run this week, on episode 996 of his legendary Underground Garage radio show). The 11 tracks, including 2 covers – Sugar Town (written by Lee Hazlewood, first recorded by Nancy Sinatra), and Dear Mr. Fantasy (written by Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood & Chris Wood, recorded by Traffic) – were taped and mixed by Rick In his living room and at The Kudzu Ranch. And that is also the feeling that the new album evokes: a successful living room concert, a cozy and laidback rock ’n’ roll party with catchy songs that make you smile and sing along. We would have loved to be there, twice.

Out now digitally and on CD via Kudzu Records. Add to wantlist: Bandcamp || Discogs || SCOTS

New album: Rumblin’ Trouble || Up To You

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Rumblin’ Trouble is an acoustic duo from Serbia, but their music is more exciting than you would expect based on this description. Singer Aleksandra Ana Todorovic has a great voice and guitarist Marko Mosic knows how to play the blues. Together they have written ten great songs, and their friends provide an appropriate band sound (Vanja Vasic on harmonica, David Novakovic on bass, and Milos Knezevic on drums (on eight tracks), Aleksandar Jovanovic on Hammond, and Aleksandar Radojicic on sax (on This Feeling). They call the making of their debut album Up To You a journey, the result is very suitable for a long road trip.

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New single: Jo Ann Hamilton and The Kevin Fingier Collective || September b/w I Love Without A Love

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Good soul records that honor the 60s sound just keep on coming. After the success of the instrumental double sider Latin Dynamite / El Basement by The Kevin Fingier Collective, which sold out 15 days before the release date, this is Jo Ann Hamilton’s debut single with this band. The A-side presents the Northern Soul track September (if you listen to the lyrics, you’ll realize this title is not misplaced in May), the B-side contains the funky R&B song I love Without A Love. Out now digitally and on 7″ vinyl through Acid Jazz Records subsidiary label Fingier Records.

Jo Ann Hamilton was part of the disco scene in the mid 70s and now, almost 50 years later, the Argentinian producer Kevin Fingier has discovered her great voice. And we are happy with that, right?

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New album: Doc Feldman || A Healthy Dose of Anxiety

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Doc Feldman may be interested in exploring the darker sides of folk music, but sometimes that suits our mood, especially when the music is this good. The  sophomore album A Healthy Dose of Anxiety from the American singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist features a richer band sound – the Alt + Cntry + Delete (great band name!) – than his debut full length Sundowning at the Station (2013). The dark Americana / psych folk songs are not light fare, but the lyrics are compelling and interesting, and Feldman’s strong voice forces you to keep listening. Out now digitally and on CD via Shaker Steps.

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New album: Les Envahisseurs || Monkey Monk

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Monkeys are just as popular in the music world as they are in the zoo. Lots of good songs about them: Monkey Man (The Specials), Monkey Business (Skid Row), The Ape (The Green Bananas), Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (The Beatles), King Kong Five (Mano Negra), Monkey Gone To Heaven (Pixies), Monkey Wrench (Foo Fighters), Very Ape (Nirvana), Monkey On Your Back (The Outsiders), Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry), and so on, and so on. The latest addition to this list is also a good one. Canadian ye-ye / garage rock band Les Envahisseurs are back with their second album Monkey Monk, after their debut full length Garage Monkeys (2018) and their single Do The Fonz (from 2017, but on the new album). This is garage rock as garage rock is intended: 11 short but powerful, danceable songs, sung (partly in French) and played with enthusiasm. Monkey Monk is one not to be viewed from a distance, but to bring into your home. Out now digitally and on vinyl LP via Family Spree Recordings.

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New EP: Eades || Abstract Education

By / / Garage Rock, Indie Rock / 2 Comments

UK five-piece Eades combine influences from new wave, post-punk and garage rock in six rock-solid new songs. To properly capture the energy of their live set and their rawest and most authentic selves, the instrumentals were recorded live in less than 12 hours. Where in this type of music normally the singer or guitarist steals the show, Eades’ drummer doesn’t let that happen: more cowbell! The Abstract Education EP is out now digitally via Heist or Hit. The song Present In The Moment stands out for me, but the other tracks are also hits.

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New album: Electric Looking Glass || Somewhere Flowers Grow

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The Californian baroque pop band Electric Looking Glass is a collaborative effort between four kindred spirits (multiple vocalists, multi-instrumentalists and songwriters). Self-producing in their own analog, technicolor wonderland, Arash Mafi, Brent Randall, Johnny Toomey, and Danny Winebarger pay loving homage to the kaleidoscope pop of 1967 with attention to detail in their uplifting songs, Monkees-esque music videos, vintage clothes, and colorful cover art. Very well done. You can smell the flowers through the jangly guitars, whistling organs, and vocal harmonies. Their long awaited, psychedelic full-length debut album Somewhere Flowers Grow is out now digitally and on vinyl LP via We Are Busy Bodies (the first pressing is sold out, but there will be a repress with appropriate purple, red, green, blue & yellow variants). Sgt. Pepper, here are visitors for you.

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New album: Pontus Snibb’s Wreck of Blues || Homebound

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Swedish singer / guitarist Pontus Snibb is the frontman of hard rock band Bonafide and he plays with Jason & the Scorchers, but he’s also managed to set time aside to write and record the third album together with his trio Wreck of Blues (with Håkan Nyberg a.k.a. DAD on drums and Kalle Johansson on bass). Homebound, out now digitally and on vinyl LP via Rootsy Music, consists of ten strong and varied blues rock songs that continue to keep your interest for 35 minutes. From solid stadium rock to sensitive blues ballads, with a powerful sound and the mighty voice of Pontus Snibb – as the title of the opening track goes: My Kind Of Thing!

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New album: W.R.D. Trio || The Hit

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Anyone who likes instrumental, organ-driven funky jazz (or jazzy funk), like that of Medeski, Martin and Wood for example, should pay attention now. The Hit is the debut album by WRD Trio: acclaimed musicians Robert Walter (The Greyboy Allstars) on Hammond B3 Organ, Eddie Roberts (The New Mastersounds) on electric guitar, and Adam Deitch (Lettuce) on drums – W.R.D. does not stand for ‘weird’ but are the first letters of the surnames of those involved (their music is also not weird, but quite good). These eleven raw, natural songs are the result of refined musical synchronicity and reveling in vintage straight-to-tape recording techniques. The ‘supergroup’ embraced the immediacy of metamorphosing short demo songs into consummate arrangements with no headphones, minimal overdubs, and live recording. From the classic sound to the cinematic cover art, it all fits – authentic and groovy. The album is out now digitally, on CD and vinyl LP through Color Red Music.

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