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THE SWEET THINGS – Why Wait Until Tomorrow?
EP
Wiped Out Records (WO-010) 2003 In this piece of wax you will listen to Les
Godzillas singing accompanied by Stompin’ Harvey & His Fast Wreckers under
the name of “Sweet Things”. There are 3 songs of RnB beat and pop, obviously
girly vocals and harmonies plus some nice guitar. I don’t know if this is a
real band or just a studio project but it’s surely pleasant to my ears. File
next to Les Godzillas and Slow Slushy Boys. 5 out of 10 |
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PAINTED AIR Vs. PANCAKES – Serial Killer/Over
The Hill
Swamp Room Records (3868-17) 2002 That’s another split 45 by Swamp Room Records inside
a company sleeve that reminds me those company sleeves that Voxx used to
release back in the 80’s. The last time I’ve listened to Painted Air was in
1997 from their Missed Your Plane EP that was released by this same label.
They were more in the garage punk as far as I remember cause “Serial Killer”
that appears in here is more in the Stooges alike sound. The vocals, the
lyrics and the guitars remind me more the Stooges than the Shadows Of Knight.
That’s a nice song anyway. The Pancakes on the B-Side are a crossover band
between Jefferson Airplane, Mad Violets and Sonic Youth! At least that’s
exactly what I experienced by listening to their song in here…There is also a
bonus track in here hidden with some harmonica and a diction in german! Visit
Swamp Room at http://www.swamp-room.de 4 out of 10 |
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LOS NUGGETS – Never Trusted You/Dino’s Call
Corduroy Records (CORD114) 2003 It seems that lately the Spanish garage punk bands
prefer to release their stuff in Australian labels…! Los Nuggets after a nice
45 and an LP are performing two new songs on Corduroy label and they seem to
have made quite a progress. “Never Trusted You” is a tight garage punker
which reminds a lot of the Cynics while “Dino’s Call” is an RnB tune with
some harp too. The strong point of the 45 is the good production of its
songs. A point that every band should take care of, cause it’s really sad to
listen to nice songs but not well produced…Get all Corduroy stuff at http://www.corduroy.com.au 6 out of 10 |
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THE RIVIERA PLAYBOYS – I Can’t Understand EP
Northern Alliance Records (NORTHERN 01) 2003 It’s been sometime since the last recordings by that
cool US band and here they are with this nice new platter. Two garage punkers
and one RnB tune is what we find in here. “I Can’t Understand” is a typical
garage punk stomper with loud guitars and mid tempo ala Lyres. “Loveman” is
in the RnB roots while “Warning” is the well known garage punker from the 60s
“Humans” that
appears in the “Back From The Grave Vol.5”. Nice production, well played
record. 6 out of 10 |
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GLI ULTIMI – Non E’
Destino EP
Psych-Out Records (PO-45011) 2003 Gli Ultimi are obviously from Italy and it’s more
obvious when you will play this 45 that their music is inspired by bands like
The Remains, The Yardbirds and The Hollies. This is a beat/pop record
including 4 songs with nice melodies and harmonies by Gli Ultimi. All tunes
are sung in Italian and hopefully the sleeve isn’t made by that hard
cardboard that Psych-Out is using on the LPs! Email Gli Ultimi at gliultimi@hotmail.com 5 out of 10 |
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LES SLOW SLUSHY BOYS – Slush Puppy/Das Weiss
Der Teufel
Butterfly Records (BUT-20) 2003 Here is one more nice record by these French guys!
This time on the Butterfly label from Spain. “Slush Puppy” is a groovy instro
pop tune on A-Side and “Das Weiss Der Teufel” is an organ-fueled instro too
on the B-side, which make this platter very pleasant and a nice addition to
the previous Slow Slushy Boys releases. Visit Butterfly Records at http://www.butterfly-records.com
7 out of 10 |
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CURLEE WURLEE – SOS Mademoiselles EP (PicDisc) Butterfly Records (BUT-18) 2003 That’s another nice Butterfly Records release, this time
by the crazy German band named Curlee Wurlee. There are 4 songs appearing in
here in a beat pop mood with girly vocals and upfront organ sound. I find the
sounds on this record a little bit different than the previous ones or maybe
more moody or sweeter… Anyway these recordings are one fine combination
between Les Godzillas, the Brood and Cecilia Et Ses Ennuis. Meet Curlee
Wurlee at http://www.curleewurlee.de
7 out of 10 |
