Suburban Lawns release their one and only full length, self-titled album.
They’d gained popularity in LA thanks to their previous singles, “Gidget Goes To Hell” (featured on SNL) and “Janitor” (released in 1980 and played often on local radio stations). So this LP was eagerly anticipated.
I first heard “Janitor” on KROQ sometime around ‘83. I loved the surf guitar sound and silly lyrics sung in a deadpan fashion by Su Tissue. So I got this album and was happy to find that Janitor wasn’t a fluke.
Other favorites include the opener “Flying Saucer Safari”, the groovy, funky track “Gossip”, and the truly ridiculous “Unable”.
I eventually got the “Gidget Goes To Hell” 7”, which has the wonderfully demented b-side track “My Boyfriend”, and then the VHS of The Best of New Wave Theater, the first time I actually saw the band playing live.
Somehow Boxcutter never really got on my radar, but wow, he made some good stuff.
Typical UK electronic stuff, but not original and excellent IMO.
Makes me think of Squarepusher, Apex Twin, Vex'd etc. Lot's of jungle, dubstep, dub, 2step, garage influences in there.
** Please don't watch this if you're photosensitive - lots of flashing, etc **
I'm usually a fan of very short songs. But when done right, a long song can be amazing. This video is amazing too. The actual song itself is over 9 minutes long.
Have I talked about Frankie and the Witch Fingers here before? I hadn't heard of them til recently, they have a LARGE Insta following & lots of fans, apparently. Their first album was in 2015. I REALLY dig their sound. Garagey and kinda psych too- there's kinda like, heavy garage rock bits but also some Pink Floyd or Kinks influence in there? It's pretty wild.
And it's GOOD - I find it really listenable. Catchy, fast-ish songs you can just kinda let groove. If you're into 60s style garage or psych, check em out. They're from L.A. and they have an album coming out next month, too - 'Data Doom'. A couple of the tracks are up for preview here: https://frankieandthewitchfingers.bandcamp.com/album/data-doom
Here's a great garage punk band I've never talked about here before-- DOPE SWEATER, garage kings of Indiana! Anybody a fan? It's herky, jerky, loud, insane, and CATCHY. Punk and sometimes maybe rockabilly or bluesy? After all, who's NOT 'Feelin' Kinda Strange'.
I'm just loving having the lyrics yelled at me via these great songs.
This Hexstatic track just randomly dropped in my foobar2000. It's from a free download, and it has such a nice summery garage bassmusic vibe to it.
GO GET IT!
The exalted and most royal poultry tummy and their reptilian court mages go full-on #Tool meets "Roots" #Sepultura meets climate change post-apocalypse meets #Psych#Progressive#Garage#Thrash#Metal wonderland - and it's friggin' amazeballs! 😳 Everything's on point, everything fits, it's tight, it's urgent, it's burning with energy, it'll wreck your damn house and leave you asking for more ->
Listening to this band Cafeteria Dance Fever that I just discovered and just lost it laughing to the first track on their album 'Man the Lifeboats', the beautifully titled "Puke Overboard". 😂
🎧 "Quick! Somebody call Security! Karlsson in Accounting has gone mad—thinks he's in a garage band—running amok, screaming anti-establishment nonsense on 26!"
▶️ New music from #TheHives: "Countdown to Shutdown"
We put them in the "office" part of the garage (which it will be once house renovation is done and we've moved back in), and @swmbo and I are in the actual garage part.
First night in here, and the rain is really noisy in the garage, but the demi-humans room is so cozy. Oh that carpet was $45 on trademe. Stoked, will do for now! :birb_taptap:
Not as cold as I expected so far in the garage either...