We Were The States
Label: Chicken RanchGenre: Rock
Murfreesboro, Tennessee's We Were The States have taken their childhood influences, dozens of them from 70's punk to 90's indie rock and beyond, thrown them into the blender of their collective spirit, and come out with a version of post-punk/garage-punk rock that's original and entirely their own. Brash, energetic, and no-fuss, their songs must make for a heckuva live show. Their debut LP Believe the Thieves is out now.
Up Your Sleeve [MP3, 2.5MB, 128kbps]
Till Morning Comes [MP3, 2.9MB, 128kbps]
www.wewerethestates.com
www.chickenranchrecords.com
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Tiger! Tiger!
Label: Chicken RanchGenre: Rock
This is the band I want haunting my garage this Halloween. Their simple ch-ch-chunking staccato chords, the wailing organ, the sultry, slightly off-kilter vocals teasing from down low in the mix send shivers down my spine. And oh, that fuzz! Makes me wanna shimmy and shake all night long. Bear with my L.A. bias when I say Tiger! Tiger! would make cute kissing cousins with X, Mary's Danish, and The Gun Club. They pare down that punk-twang to its garage origins circa 1970-something. Tune into their myspace page for more fine examples.
Black Daggers [MP3, 2.1MB, 128kbps]
www.chickenranchrecords.com
www.tigertigerrocks.com
www.myspace.com/tigertigerband
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