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Viet Cong - Unconscious Melody

"Bad Penny" is the Richard Formby-produced debut album from Spectrals aka 21 year old Louis Jones. Mixing ingredients of pop, soul, doo wop, and a  garage rock ballad, it sounds vintage but current, while the Yorkshire lilt in his voice (a result of his hometown, Heckmondwike) places him firmly in the UK, rather than Detroit. Inspired by the music he grew up listening to as a child, from the Rolling Stones (the only CD's his mum ever has in her car) to The Style Council, Elvis Costello and The Ronettes (artists he regularly shares on mix tapes) it's all "just about love really."

Spectrals has always been a small operation. Now in its third year of existence, Louis started by recording in a friend's knocked-together studio and posting the songs on MySpace. Despite originally only being for his closest friends, his Myspace soon attracted the attention of discerning labels all over the world: from Brooklyn label Captured Tracks (Dum Dum Girls, Wild Nothing) to Brighton's Sex Is Disgusting (Mazes, Human Hair) to Slumberland (we released his excellent "7th Date" single last year) to Underground Peoples, where he eventually released last year's "Extended Play."

"Get A Grip" is the first single from "Bad Penny," and an excellent slice of swinging, soulful pop it is. Says Louis: "I thought I'd try and do more upbeat, "slick" material, like a lot of the 70's soul I'm into, just to see if I could. I did it quite a lot on "Bad Penny." "Get A Grip" is that, but in the lyrics, I'm just going on at myself. I make myself miserable and I can't help it, all my songs are about a girl but I can't whinge about her and not point the finger closer to home." From the shining guitar chords to the lazy melody, this is simply a perfectly-crafted tune and a superb taster for the deep, immaculately-conceived and executed album this is "Bad Penny."

Spectrals - Get A Grip

Imperium

Dead Ghosts- When it Comes To you

Deserts

New LP "CANT GET NO" comes out April 30th on Burger Records

Roky Said

Dreamalong to The Comettes with Sager Small on guitar navigating surf rock riffs through drifting sonic emissions from Timmy Sunshine’s organ and vocals while drummer Jettie Wilce precisely hammers and kicks the vast expanse of their songs into shape. The band hails from Seattle, WA where cascades and open air inspired their inception in the summer of 2012. Their melodic groovings sail farther than the quick crash and pop of most surf rock riding on a wind of haunting charm from Sunshine’s singing, hypnotizing each head bobbing along to the crash of symbol and snare.

Before releasing their first self-titled EP in December of that year, they took to traveling on their first Midwest tour opening for Grammy nominated favorites The Lumineers, and accompanied the platinum record holding group at sold out theater shows. The spring showers of their home have sheltered their recent endeavors in the studio while working on a new EP, Golden Blue, scheduled for June 3rd ahead of an anticipated fall 2013 full length and Europe/US tour.

Deserts

Thecomettes