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Top 10 August 7 2011
Some fresh garage/punk nuggets from my hometown and beyond!
The Monsters – Wild Wild Lover
Amazing lofi legends from Switzerland are set to release a new album soon. No songs on the web yet so enjoy this killer tune “Wild Wild Lover”.
The Polymorphines – Poor Sicko
Ottawa, Ontario based rawk destroyers The Polymorphines recently returned from a pilgrimage to Austin, TX where they knocked out a ream of new garage burners under the learned production of Mudhoney collaborator Tim Kerr. The resulting EP The Slip is a hint of the walloping greatness of the full-length to come and underscores the ability of this killer live band who are head and shoulders above the fray.
Skip Jensen – All The Way To My Grave
Montreal garage punk vet Skip James lays down his nasty hooks like a true believer. Raw and ready, his new full-length The Spirit of the Ghost is a dirty, booty-shakin masterpiece.
Kill Squares – Smile For You
Montreal-based Haligonian dirty rawk band Kill Squares have a fat, raunchy sound that will stank up a room proper.
Find more artists like KILL SQUARES at Myspace Music
Le Chelsea Beat – Si Tu Reviens Chez Moi
Francophone freakbeat revivalists Le Chelsea Beat cut their tunes deep in a cavern, a picture perfect trib to the raunchy yeye sound of the 60s.
Find more artists like Le Chelsea Beat at Myspace Music
Rabble Rabble – Why Not?
Chicago DIY garage/punk/blues champs Rabble Rabble have a new single out which is totally badass and are on tour right now! Go catch em if you live in the Northeast US.
Nightmare Boyzzz – Batman
Dank punkz from Muscle Shoals, Nighmare Boyzzz are cutting some weird shit that sucks in everything that’s good about rock n’ roll and then pukes it back all over you. I mean this in a good way.
The Growlers – Empty Bones
New band from Nashville, The Growlers are totally addictive, I can’t stop listening to this shit, a totally unique sound blending first wave surf twang and bizarre, hallucinogenic singwriting and lofi jam garage experimentation. Simply awesome.
Sissyfist – Welfare
Queercore from Montreal, this paean to the poguey cheque is a fucking summertime dance party au boute.
Find more SissyFist songs at Myspace Music
Bloodshot Bill – Thunder & Lightening
Time warping rockabilly king and pomade tycoon Bloodshot Bill is releasing a new slab of boogie on Norton Records , a fitting home for BB’s raw, slap-back laden style.
