Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Johnny De Courcy -- The Master Manipulator EP

  A groove laden indie modern day glam-y new wave-ish EP mixed with 60's French pop vibes, filled with saxophones, psychedelia, organ, strings, piano and tears.  I saw this guy play live with his band and he was a virtual tour de force!

https://johnnydecourcy.bandcamp.com

BEST FIEND

  An awesome surfy throwback to 80's punk with a modern twist, a sorta Jon Spencer meets The Gun Club, meaning it's loud, wild and drenched in Rock'n'Roll, I can't help but remember trading a smoke for a swig from the singer's flask of rum as he mowed out his manifesto about rockness and booze!!

https://bestfiends.bandcamp.com

Walrus -- Goodbye Something

   Walrus the band that I've seen more times than I could count on two hands and a couple toes.  There's a kind of Ty Segall 60's indie psych pop feel with an east coast punkish Eric's Trip style that has Slint-y math rock time changes but with a rhythmic pulse, it's a tall fuckin' order, but these guys pull it off in spades.  As a true believer in Walrus just you wait 'til you see their live set to get into the powerful essence of their sound, this EP is good medicine when you're in withdrawals!

 https://walrustheband.bandcamp.com