{"id":3071,"date":"2021-03-12T13:18:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T12:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=3071"},"modified":"2021-03-12T15:13:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:13:24","slug":"new-album-local-drags-keep-me-glued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/12\/new-album-local-drags-keep-me-glued\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Local Drags || Keep Me Glued"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did I order the new Local Drags record before its officIal release date? You bet<\/a>! Local Drags is fronted by Lanny Durbin who also plays in Starter Jackets<\/a> and Attic Salt<\/a>. The songs of Local Drags expertly fuse the pace, hooks and pop sensibilities of powerpop with the energy and straightforwardness of pop punk. The songs have a ’90s alt pop feel as well, helped by the stripped down, crisp and airy production by Luke McNeil (The Copyrights<\/a>, Starter Jackets, Hospital Job<\/a>). It’s a combination that I find hard to resist. Admittedly, I needed some time to warm up to Local Drags’ 2019 debut Shit’s Looking Up!<\/a> but ended up playing it a lot, with Trash Bones<\/em><\/a> as one of my most played songs that year.<\/p>\n

Fast forward two years, and Locals Drags’ second album Keep Me Glued immediately clicks. Perhaps it’s from mere exposure: there is a 99,9% chance that you will like this record if you liked the debut, and vice versa. It’s too soon to tell, but right now I would give a slight nod to Keep Me Glued. It’s all hits. Whereas repetition often is a weakness, Durbin has that special talent to turn it into a strength. He also is a master in building up anticipation to ear worm choruses, and those delayed rewards create such a dopamine inducing listening experience that it becomes addictive. Try to resist the one-two punch of Think Straight<\/em> and the title track…I failed. Keep Me Glued is the kind of record to make you relax, sit back, and bop your head to that snare drum.<\/p>\n