STREAM: JEFF The Brotherhood - Sixpack
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Below the effervescent fuzz of JEFF the Brotherhood's Dan Auerbach-produced "Sixpack" lurks a bit of pop on the same wavelength as Blue Album-era Weezer. The Nashville duo of the Orrall brothers are as in sync as you'd expect from kin, even when the reverb and noise are peaking. Their new EP, Hypnotic Nights, is out this week.
DOWNLOAD: The Virgins - Venus In Chains
New York rock group The Virgins formed back in 2006, putting out its debut EP in 2007 and a self-titled album the following year. But the group, led by Donald Cumming, fell off the radar until now. “Venus In Chains,” a garage-glam rocker, is The Virgins’ first new track since going on hiatus and will be officially released on May 26 via Glassine Box. And don’t worry, the band plans to follow this with a new album later this year, although a release date has yet to be set.
DOWNLOAD: FIDLAR - Got No Money
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The name of Los Angeles punk rock group FIDLAR stands for “FUCK IT DOG LIFE'S A RISK.” And if that’s not intriguing enough, the band has a raucous new EP, Don't Try, which was recently released via Mom + Pop. You can get a taste of the effort with new track “Got No Money” – a loose, garage-inspired number that pairs SoCal punk melodies with gritty lo-fi production. The track’s chorus, which goes “I got no money for you,” is as relatable as it is catchy.
DOWNLOAD: Ty Segall Band - Wave Goodbye
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If Ty Segall keeps this pace up, he will join the likes of Robert Pollard and Frank Zappa in the company of much-esteemed, prolific madmen. Almost as soon as Segall released an album with White Fence last week, he was gearing up for another: Slaughterhouse, Segall's first recorded effort with his touring band, will be released June 26. This first listen is a feast of garage-rock with an extra-large side of clamor – Segall's voice funneling through an echo chamber as guitars blast all around him.
DOWNLOAD: Capsula - Hit ‘N’ Miss
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Capsula, a rock trio that is originally from Argentina and now resides in Spain, will release its second album In The Land Of Silver Souls this spring via Krian Music Group. The record is a collection of rambunctious garage-rock numbers tinged with glam influence. The album’s single, “Hit ‘N’ Miss,” resonates like a distant cousin to David Bowie’s “Suffragette City,” featuring a chorus that should have you singing along fairly quickly.
DOWNLOAD: PUJOL - DIY2K
While the anthemic force of PUJOL's "DIY2K" might be, umm, 12 years too late, it's still a sugary, to-the-point garage-punk burner that expects your fists and domestic beer in the air. Over rollicking chords from crunched-out guitar and a piano that sounds like its one note is being pounded with a hammer, this is sweaty summer rock for the ages.
DOWNLOAD: Grass Widow - Goldilocks Zone
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Grass Widow makes some interplanetary murder mystery garage rock. Or at least that's the route this sweetly-harmonizing San Francisco trio takes on the sweet, otherworldly "Goldilocks Zone." It's basically '60s psychedelia mixed with an explosion of atonal guitars that reminds me a bit of Sonic Youth. Hear more on Internal Logic, the band's third LP, which comes via their own HNL label on May 22.
DOWNLOAD: Fletcher C. Johnson - Messin' Up My Mind
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Fletcher C. Johnson, a three-piece group from Brooklyn named for its frontman, recently released new a single via White Iris Records. “Messin’ Up My Mind” is the A-side – a ramshackle garage-pop number with a catchy chorus. The song’s raw production and freewheeling tone harkens back to groups like The Kinks, offering a straight-forward organic style.
