Start with The Beach Boys Pet Sounds, multiply by The Jesus & Mary Chain (if you can't find it, The Dandy Warhols are fine to substitute for the J&MC), fold in a large scoop of British Sea Power and sprinkle liberally with Yo La Tengo and you have the jangly surf pop of this Florida-based band. I really like their debut album Astro Coast A LOT! I liked it immediately too from beginning to end. Those jangly guitars can turn fuzzy and dark though real quick. So don't be fooled by the shiny sheen you might hear on first listen.
The lyrics are fun and airy and they even sport a fun instrumental tune called Neighbor Riffs. It is absolutely made for driving down the highway Dick Dale style. That is if Dick Dale was Johnny Marr. This album should be loved by any fan of American 60's garage pop or Euro-pop. Their cool contrast tunes called Fast Jabroni and Slow Jabroni stick some more of that surf garage guitar stuff at you. So quickly in this music though it can change to that British informed no wave; sometimes even in the same song.
I just love their little punky guitar riffs. Can you tell? And the studio treatments they give lead vocalist John Paul Ptts are just wonderful...sometimes as fuzzy as the guitar.
Grab it up, sure to be on my Top 10 for 2010.
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