DAVE ZERO
Sweet Talk – “Pickup Lines”
Dual guitar, garage power pop from TX.
Endless Boogie – “Long Island”
Cosmic Psychos + Canned Heat + Neu!
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – “Mind Control”
Psychedelic-Sabbath w/ Robin Zander sound a-like on vocals.
David Bowie – “The Next Day”
Almost every song sounds like a single.
Human Eye – “4: Into The Unknown”
Mudhoney on really good acid.
Oblivians – “Desperation”
When else has a band retunited to make their best album?
The Thermals – “Desperate Ground”
Still throwing a power pop punch in heart after 10 years.
Brittany Howard/Ruby Amanfu – “I Wonder” 7″
In a perfect world this would have been the biggest hit of the year.
John Paul Keith – “Memphis Circa 3 AM”
Bar room/honky tonk version of Marshal Crenshaw.
Elvis Costello & The Roots – “Wise Up Ghost”
Not sure why, but it works.
The Dirtbombs – “Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey!”
Detroit garage kings go bubblegum.
The Hussy – “Pagan Hiss”
Local duo’s strongest release yet.
REISSUES:
Devo – “Hardcore Vol. 1 & 2”
King Tuff – “Was Dead”
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Mavis…
