Garage Rock

New album: Bamms || Last Chance

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Last week I wrote about how Spain is the European hotbed for all things rock-‘n’-roll. In the slipstream of the new records from Anamorados (Barcelona) and Rata Negra (Madrid) we covered, here is Bamms from Hernani – a small city in the Northeastern part of Spain. Unlike the two beforementioned bands who have more punk and pop leanings in their sound, Bamms play classic and sleazy guitar driven rock-‘n’-roll. It’s the kind of music best experienced at maximum volume in a sweaty bar.  Available on black or blue vinyl at Artza Records.



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New single: Prisoner / Witchcake || Split

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Dead Broke Rekerds have a high standard for their releases – at least I believe they do. Outpatient (who we recently covered), Laika’s Orbit and Notches are just some examples of bands on their roster with the intangibles to make them  stand out of the punkrock pack. This latest release, a split 7″ (limited to 350 copies, of which 100 blue/white swirl) with Prisoner & Witchcake is no exception. Prisoner (ex-Dude Jams) play futuristic garagepunk.Ten Years Done could be a Mark Ryan song (Mind Spiders, Marked Men), and that’s a good thing. On the flipside, Witchcake (ex-Grumpies/Dead Dog) offer garagerock that is slightly pop and psych oriented. Satellite is an infectious track with hit potential, and the band’s second song is a pretty great cover of The Rats’ Can’t Stand Back.



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New album: Confio En Tus Amigos || Rapida Comida

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Next up in the category “I don’t understand their lyrics, but I do like their songs,” we have Confio En Tus Amigos. The band from Chile just released their second album Rapida Comida, which, if I’m not mistaken, translates to Fast Food. It’s a well chosen title for a record that offers 11 bites you can gobble up in 16 minutes. And unlike the cover suggests, the menu is more varied than you’d expect. Confio En Tus  Amigos have no issue bouncing around garage, psych, punk and even Latin influences. I don’t know about you, but I am having seconds!


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New single: Boy Golden || Church of Better Daze / Eggs Benediction

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As an introduction to his quirky, intriguing world, Boy Golden released two uplifting songs, Church of Better Daze and Eggs Benediction, out now digitally via Six Shooter Records. The Canadian songwriter has a purpose: enjoy each day and make good music. To that end, he founded The Church of Better Daze, appointing himself as minister. Redefining jam band and stoner cultures by turning dead heads into lively brains, Boy Golden wants to unite us all in a hazy dream under one roof, where it’s all about collaboration, common goals and cannabis. Whatever, this is catchy alt-country / indie rock, also great fun for non-believers who are not under the influence of narcotics. A full-length album is expected on July 16. Woohoo!

‘I was talking to a street corner preacher // He said man I’ve got a few things I can teach ya // Teach ya how to live in a righteous way // Send you off to heaven this very day’

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New single: Namen Namen || Riding In The Wind

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Namen Namen are outliers in a digital world. They don’t care about social media, and lack the money for proper recording equipment. They do care about music though, as illustrated in their excellent new single Riding In The Wind. The single  features two killer ramshackle lo-fi garage pop hits. The band draw their influences from classic acts like Velvet Underground, The Stooges, Beach Boys and The Fall, and it shows. Good stuff! Too bad a limited run of 7″ singles was sold out in 24 hours.


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New EP: Hideous Sun Demon || Development Hell

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How is your monday so far? I am pretty hyped. I just played Gimmicks by Hideous Sun Demon (Australia) four times in a row. It’s a tight angular punk tune, with repetitive lyrics full of frustration and anger delivered in a talk screaming manner. It’s perfect, and it is followed by another winning tune: Squitter. The songs on the Development Hell EP are quite the departure of older recordings of the band, which had more psychelic garage leanings. “We had grown pretty bored of our old sound. We had kinda gotten into this formulaic approach to songwriting that was defined by fuzzy guitars and doomy riffs. We were eager to adopt a wider breadth of influences, especially since Jake and Vin had bonded over their love of post-punk and new wave in their youth,” the band explains at Life Without Andy. I am totally behind the new trajectory of the band, and the four song Development Hell EP is the first release by the band that has made my wantlist. Out now through Marthouse Records.


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New album: Autogramm || No Rules

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Autogramm is the kind of band that doesn’t care about what is hip or happening. They just create the music they love, in this case: late ’70s and early ’80’s power- and synthpop and new wave. That approach has worked well for the band, releasing several singles  and a debutalbum worthy of your time. The approach is really starting to pay dividends on their second  album No Rules, which releases today. No Rules is an apt title given the band’s belief in the power of autonomy, and songs like Jody Is A Cop, Shut Up!, Bad Day and Anxiety offer immediate rewards. The latter is a jam made for these uncertain times. Despite its depressive nature, it actually sounds like a celebration. Whenever you are feeling anxious, sing along with Jiffy’s contagious A-N-X-I-E-T-Y, and it’s all good.

Further listens uncover other pleasures. No Rules is a synthpunk classic  with dark undertones. Mantra and Future Primate are nods to the Police. I Am A Situation feels like a Cars song. Fuck Fast Fashion also sounds kinda dark,  and is build on a powerful bass riff.  So yeah, No Rules is a welcome addition to 2021. It’s a natural progression from Autogramm’s  previous record What R U Waiting 4.  Let’s hope Autogramm will be doing their own thing for a while longer. No Rules is out through Nevado Records. Oh, and while you are listening, make sure to check out the Gimme 5! feature Autogramm  singer/guitartist Jiffy Marx did for our site.


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New album: Östra Fältskog || Fältskog

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In the contemporary music world there are no more boundaries, and Fältskog is an ultimate example of this: rock ‘n’ roll from the Philippines with a Swedish moniker. Östra Fältskog (or The Eastern Field Forest in English) is a new project by Tobisawa Sorongon, who released the nice albums Eighteen and Brave Woman under his own name not that long ago. Now here are new compositions by Sorongon and his songwriting buddy Dej McShtarrilen, such as Won’t You Come And Dance With Me?, and Party (listen below), as well as a number of covers. The band, with ukulele, upright bass, harmonica, tambourine, and handclaps as important instruments, mixes genres such as rockabilly, hard blues rock, surf rock, country rock, ballad, and gospel. Crossing borders, really cool.

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New album: Pedico || Murder Hawai’i

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Ready for some Ramones & Beach Boys worship? Can’t wait for summer? Listen to Pedico! Pedico are from New York and feature Jake (guitar, vocals), Griff (bass, vocals) and Chris (drums). They roll out lo-fi surfy poppunk’n’roll tunes that are so addictive, I can’t stop playing them. And if you are a Youtube frequenter, they have that Beastie Boys knack for making fun videos as well. [continued below]


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New single: Los Pepes || Want You Back​/​Never Get It Right

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Los Pepes are one of those bands where you know exactly what you get with each release: well executed sleazy UK powerpop’n’roll that is fast and catchy. I feel kinda bad that none of their releases have made it from my wantlist to my collection. That is about to change, because their latest double A-side single is all hits, zero misses. I am not even going to discuss which song on this single is my favorite. Let’s call it a hell of a draw. The 7″ inch will ship out early May. Don’t miss out on this one, pre-order now through the band or Black Wax Noise Division.


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