>> Bursting forth with the ferocity of Link Wray 's meanest, tobacco-spitting moments comes Boston's Royal Wedding . The trio's dilapidated, guttural, rockabilly skronk quickly drew us into its latest release, Inhabitants , which was released to the wilds of the Internerds last month. The EP, available as a pay-what-you-like download from Bandcamp right here , touts six skeletal and electrifying numbers. Echoed, harsh and dangerous-sounding effects fly from each instrument, but paint-by-numbers rock-shock sleaze Royal Wedding is not. Each song from the threesome's EP carries wisps of driving, atonal no-wave, like opener "S.C.U.M," [...]
Following on from our Round Up Part 1 post yesterday, comes 16 more tracks from the in-box, our favourite blogs and the web in general for your aural delight. Kicking us off are Summer Hours and their single Close and Closer from forthcoming album Closer Still . Although they may initially sound simple, closer listening reveals complex song structures with intricate bass and guitar melodies. a Cobalt Cranes blend elements of desert, psychedelic and shoegaze sounds, taking a modern approach [...]
I can imagine it now: a tattered, despondent-looking group from the east coast gathered around a small space heater in an old shed, thrashing through punk rock and grunge jams as the crisp winter air creeps slowly in each night. On "I Said So," the newest track from Boston's Thick Shakes, the group matches the deceitfully quick change of the seasons with their blistering guitar work, suffocating drums, and piercing vox keys. It's two minutes of audacity without the need for subtext or an agenda, and it represents how beguiling garage rock can still be when it holds itself to [...]
It's time to check out a bunch of the tracks I have not posted recently. These are just a few of the songs that would get their own individual posts here on GIMME TINNITUS if I only had the time. Here is the next NOT POSTED mix. Listen. Downloadables: Hate Your Teachers (mp3) by Unnatural Helpers Violence Now (mp3) by Milk Music DILLONAERO (mp3) by DOPE BODY [...]
The Thick Shakes do the whole full pelt, jackhammer garage rock thing as well as anyone out there. Melding a 60s psychedelia vibe with a 70s punk attitude and a knowledge and reverence for all things good in the genre, the results are uniformly thrilling and authentic. Latest release, French Dyppe, A Cassyngle , is now available via a 'pay what you want deal' on Bandcamp and as of this weekend, on red tape via Aurora 7 Records. French Dyppe , features two brilliant tracks in Friends Like These , and Jaywalker , as [...]
For your streaming pleasure, here is our first installment of Friday Night Vids for the year numbered 2012... Streamable: Death (Live @ 285 Kent) (vimeo) by Parts & Labor Streamable: Unsaid (vimeo) by DUBAI Downloadable: Unsaid (mp3) as seen @ imposemagazine.com as heard @ no-conclusion.com [...]
For your streaming pleasure, here is our first installment of Friday Night Vids for the year numbered 2012... Streamable: Death (Live @ 285 Kent) (vimeo) by Parts & Labor Streamable: Unsaid (vimeo) by DUBAI Downloadable: Unsaid (mp3) as seen @ imposemagazine.com as heard @ no-conclusion.com [...]
Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let's look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the January 2011 Mix and find out. You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Downloadables: Constant Future [...]
totally stuck in my head right now, Going Back to New York by Thick Shakes; d/l the digital 7” @ http://ampeatermusic.com/aem13 5
Beantown's trio , Thick Shakes, are always a blast. The farfisa kills me every time. I dug their last drop and I dig this one just as much. If you are looking for some of the finest garage pop the world over look no farther. These tunes are more infectious then dollar night at Itchie's back alley brothel. Dig the lead track on the single Deep Pockets and then mosey on over(pilgrim) to their band camp to scoop the B side Gimme Time! Thick Shakes , Deep Pockets , Via [...]
Just released... Thick Shakes drop some dirty farfisafied, tin can rock on Why Buy The Cow via Aurora Records . Why buy the cow is our motto!..which explains why we spend most of our time gchatting your girlfriend on our neighbors wifi and listening to albums from Mediafire Records...sigh the good life! haha Decent tunage give it a spin and download the whole shebang for free here ! Thick Shakes - Go Back to New York
We love the Thick Shakes and their brand of authentic, lo-fi, scuzzy garage rock so it was good to discover they are back with a new 73 on Aurora Records . Take a listen and grab a track from their earlier Ooh Mommy EP . a Buy the single here . Download The Thick Shakes – Glass Mask mp3 (from Ooh Mommy EP)
Time to focus on the job. Monday Music's the weekly post where I temporarily abandon SOIWT's London-only focus... Thick Shakes - Go Back To New York Punks don't often encounter organs (not the religious kind, anyway), but Thick Shakes' rabble-rousing, armpit-dampening throwback meshes the two together in delicious delirium. The aforementioned instrument softens the otherwise 70s garage-rock squawkiness, making the record sound slightly faded and fuzzy. Go Back to New York by Thick Shakes [...]
What better way to start your morning off than to crank the psychedelic, organ drenched, punk rock from Boston's Thick Shakes . Currently, the band is streaming their 7" Why Buy The Cow on bandcamp , as well as selling physical copies through Aurora 7 . Featured on the 7" is the track "Go Back To New York" which features a guitar riff that sounds eerily familiar, but not to the point that I can put my finger on it. As retro as the track sounds, it is still fresh to my ears. In fact, I [...]
It's time again to look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the April 2010 Mix and find out. Downloadables: Tell 'Em (mp3) by Sleigh Bells Line Out (mp3) by Proton Proton Medulla Oblongata (mp3) by Buke And Gass Jail La La (mp3) by Dum Dum Girls (Baby) [...]
Mar 17, 2011, 5:11am
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Thick Shakes - Go Back to New York ( mp3 )
The ground is starting to thaw and the air is getting back that moist smell of mud and life. Spring is (almost) here. We made it. Now here are some tunes to help you shake off the lingering effects of hibernation... My music listening habits tend to follow seasonal trends and, true to form, in Spring my musical palette expands to embrace the vibrancy of the season. Lush pop sounds and grand statements are what I gravitate towards, and you'll see that reflected in the Spring Mixtape. Following the arc of spring, Side [...]
Is it time to start listing the best tracks of year already? Why yes, yes it is. It seems really early, but hey once we have one hundred and twenty minutes or so of awesomeness playlisted up, it's time to post. You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if [...]
Here are three more artists to check out this weekend: Ringo Deathstarr For those who like: The Jesus & Mary Chain Yes, shoegazer is a trendy once again, but this Austin, TX band deserves a recommendation simply for having one of the best band names in recent memory. Their new album, Colour Trip, comes out March 8th. Ringo Deathstarr's Myspace Thick Shakes For those who like: The Black Lips
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