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Fish'n Creepers
The Evil Dead (Dead By Dawn)
(O Beco Estudio De Gravacao)
Bloodshot eyeballs searching the night, claws ready and fangs snapping, it prowls after screaming sustenance. Those trembling souls fortunate enough to have escaped its primordial rage whisper desperate cautions.
But maddened acolytes whirl and crash.
Video: "The Evil Dead (Dead By Dawn)"
https://www.facebook.com/fishncreepers/
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/fishncreepers#
https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Dawn-Explicit/dp/B07SQHX9GQ
The Bottletones
Alone and Rollin' (self)
With great stockpiles of creativity -- far too much to respect any solitary genre's demarcations -- the Bottletones fire equally estimably in multifarious aspects. And they impressively meet each demand.
Recommended: "Midnight and Six," "Cold," "T-Shirt of a Latin Bad Ass," "The Wolf," "I Got a Sense," "The Malloys," "A Thousand Roads." "Let's Ride," "See You Next Tuesday," "Hammerhead," "The Dark"
Videos: "Midnight and Six"
"Cold"
"The Malloys"
"Let's Ride"
https://www.facebook.com/bottletones/
https://myspace.com/thebottletones
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thebottletones4#
https://music.apple.com/us/album/alone-rollin/1474195471
https://thebottletones.hearnow.com/alone-rollin?fbclid=IwAR3_hgZwVdi3LJoSTekYOIpt_VjXQ1LowkENAM02uLT0pZmbs_936Q8wIBE
Coffin Draggers
Cemetery Gates single track
(self)
One fetching component of Dee Dee Ramones' songwriting was his unionizing of buoyant melody and crushing dispatch. (One fine example: "Locket Love.")
In similar manner, the Coffin Draggers burst upward from monster-man psycho-soil to shout in anthemic exhortation.
An early Ramones-observer in Creem characterized that band thusly: "as light on their feet as a mayonnaise-tidal wave."
That's an apt descriptor here, as well.
Video: "Cemetery Gates"
https://www.coffindraggers.com/
https://www.facebook.com/coffindraggersofficial/?ref=br_rs
https://coffindraggers.bandcamp.com/releases
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/coffindraggers4
https://music.amazon.ca/artists/B001AJNQ1U/coffin-draggers
https://open.spotify.com/album/20JoKhCF68GrHlqPlwBzMC
The Hadacol Hotshots
and David John Brown
Fishing At the Fishing Lake one track
(David John Brown / Cool and Crazy Records)
A pacific essay, in which breathe both muscularity and healthy wit of unassuming, ingratiating manner. It bounces, bobs, and will carry listeners to a happy place.
Video: "Fishing At the Fishing Lake"
https://www.facebook.com/HadacolHotshots/
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thehadacolhotshots
https://www.amazon.com/Fishing-at-the-Lake/dp/B07TZ6VK9T
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=hadacol%20hotshots&c=music
The SideBurners
Once Again...Vol 2
(Brent Cashman / Boc Design, Inc)
It's pretty cool, when you think about it: Strapping rock and roll as adept at turn-on-dime stutter-stepping as stomps of the kaboom variety, and all raised up by four guys hip to the tip.
Recommended: "Once Again," "Down the Line," "She'll Tear Your Heart Out," "Trying To Get Over You," "Dead Boyfriend," "Love Faded Away," "Take Me Back"
Video: "Down the Line" (live)
https://thesideburners.hearnow.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheSideBurners/
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thesideburners
https://music.amazon.com.au/albums/B07V5KK1BK
The Swamp Shakers
Don't Wanna Miss b/w Shake It!
(self)
The compact "Don't Wanna Miss" cruises agreeably, its briskness and amiable melody certain magnets. "Shake It" is of much the same character, though in higher gear. Both benefit from clean vocals and dedicated instrumentation. And each throws a solid
punch that connects.
Audio clips:
Don't Wanna Miss, Shake It!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4iLQh2EqJzgGWDs75sfxHA?si=ZlQlPR8QTAyPlNOQf7pCow&fbclid=IwAR27voRdPHT_XQUsLL3HDkZLUZ_nBeId7adeokjTeq4Wjj6nOaItCCTAmZE
Video: Don't Wanna Miss album teaser
https://www.facebook.com/PeteAndersonAndTheSwampShakers/
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/theswampshakers3
The Georges
Los Jorges
(self)
The backwoods are full of pickers that do right by American roots sounds. That goes for the Georges -- and then double it. But they also know how to craft songs that echo long after the last downbeat. Smart songs. The sort that haul you out of your chair and into the arms of non-judgmental, home-folks abandon.
Recommended: "Baby Do Rock," "Love With My Dynamite," "Noble Home," "Fire Escape," "Mess You Around," "She's Only Threatening Rain"
Videos: "Noble House" (live 2016)
"Fire Escape" (live 2015)
https://www.thegeorgesband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thegeorgesrockabilly/
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thegeorges2#
The Kokomo Kings
Fighting Fire With Gasoline
(Rhythm Bomb Records)
Each player gets to it with economy and heartfelt dedication. Not one ounce more than is required for rockin' blues of jukin' demeanor.
Recommended: "The More I Get, the More I Want," "I Thought I Was a Patient Man," "The Rich Man's Pocket," "Tornadohead," "The Fish Won't Bite," "Tied To the Tracks," "Fooled By the City Lights," "It Ain't My House," "Fighting Fire With Gasoline"
Videos: "The More I Get, the More I Want"
"I Thought I Was a Patient Man"
"Tornadohead"
http://www.kokomokings.com/
https://www.facebook.com/KokomoKings/
http://thekokomokingsfightingfirewithgasolinedownloadlink.over-blog.com/2019/06/album-the-kokomo-kings-fighting-fire-with-gasoline-album-320-kbps-mp3.html
http://www.rhythmbomb.com/
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thekokomokings10
https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Fire-Gasoline-Kokomo-Kings/dp/B07SX5TYD9
https://open.spotify.com/album/46GuNa5LZNMd2cJZJ44MrC?utm_campaign=crowdfire&utm_c=
The Strays
Drop Out Zone
(Western Star)
Yes, they dive-bomb with post-punk dash and vigor. In their sleek presentation, modernity roars and rude flames burst. But the Strays are hep enough to find kicks in tradition-rooted manners.
Recommended: "Hey Little Lady," "Fives and Twos," "Night Time Is the Right Time," "Oh Baby No!," "Drop Out Zone," "Get Out of This Town," "Can't Get Through To You," "Fire and Ice," "12 Bar Booze," "This Life"
Video: "Night Time Is the Right Time"
https://thestraysmusic.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/TheStraysLive/
https://western-star.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=47437
Miss Spy C. and the Poker Jokers
s/t (self / Patch Studios)
In traditionalism of reverential essence lies true jollification. Spare, with only necessary basics; the better to bounce and glide.
Recommended: "I Wanna Rock and Roll," "Oops!," "Never Give Up," "Caffeine," "Rock and Roll Bakery," "Curly Man"
Song samples:
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/missspycthepokerjokers#
Video: "Drugstore Rock and Roll" (non-CD Janis Martin cover)
"Rockabilly Fever" (non-CD Wanda Jackson cover)
https://www.facebook.com/misspycpokerjokers/
https://soundcloud.com/missspycepokerjoker?fbclid=IwAR1G8B-8aYotF2uPKEFSsOmu0Hu1Fav_jzRIm75VdWfn5UUJdsnD_7NAQRY
