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Here, the classic powerpop mod band give us the rising Dead Drop Baby before Baltimore’s Candy Smokes have the privilege of closing things out with their lo-fi proto-glam-punk-sounding recent single Somethin Outta Nuthin.

We covered them last year on another great Spinout Nuggets release. Penultimate song goes to Thee Strawberry Mynde. With the final straight in sight, Rusty Parts from Greece glide wistfully in with a classic sun-drenched psych sound on Look Away before Russia’s surf-beat combo Girl Over Planet drop to Earth with Mod Monster Mania. It’s easy to hear why with its cheery groove and zany guitar line. (THE) Nervous Rex however are up next and since the collection dropped on Bandcamp to pre-listen to, their song Right Out Of My Head has been a favourite of many. 3) remind us that the original garage sound’s roots with Did Ya Need To Know, digging back to the great skiffle-brushed beyond. Emergency Stairs (who also featured on Rebels Vol. With a spindly guitar line that runs throughout the verses, the song winds itself seductively into your consciousness. Like a hopped-up-on-speed Tainted Love, it’s a guaranteed floor-filler.Īfter recently reforming with a new album for Spinout Nuggets, The Beatpack land with the twisting In A Hundred Years. Then we’re back in the garage with Thee Gyrks as they twist and jive through Leavin’ This Town. AlterModerns aren’t new to me, and shouldn’t be to any regular LTW reader, but Bruno is and after hearing his howling vocals I’ll certainly be digging into his band more as this could well be the highlight of a crammed pack of them.Įarls Of Satan bring that sultry rockabilly groove with Life’s A Gamble before Thee Lonely Hearts drop in with a great dose of more jangle-infused powerpop with last year’s single Treat Me Like You Just Don’t Care. Featuring Bruno (from Bruno And The Outrageous Methods Of Presentation), the Brazilian-via-Bristol duo bring a storming and stomping number with Hymn Sheet. Here come one of our favourites of the last year or so, the unstoppable AlterModerns.

In years to come, these sets will be held up there with Teenage Shutdown and Back From The Grave as must-haves in any garagehead’s collection.īut back to it…and with a screech.

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Apart from the fact that all the profits of all their Rebels’ series go to various charities, label head honcho Arthur Andrew Jay is a modern-day magpie finding gems all around. Held back from their debut album, the inclusion of the track, originally released a few years back, hammers home what Raving Pop Blast are all about. Their proto-punk garage groove is a great addition with Snatch It Back. But straight after we’re back with Leathers. It’s a break from the usual crunching garage sound that dominates the set for a more laid-back 80s new-wave vibe that glides along wonderfully. Simple in its delivery, it’s a pure earworm and sets things up nicely for The Che Men‘s Mill Hill. Pure freakbeat at its finest.ĭavid & The Lynched are up next with Hey-Hee-Hey! Released last year as a single on Burnett’s Records (and one I played at the time of my From The Garage radio show), it’s great to hear it again here. After The Charles Napiers‘ groovy Cantina-based psych-surf instrumental song The Sinister IV, we drop into the hazy sound of Sweeden’s The Beet Freaks‘ Miss Me. They’ve been around on the scene for decades, recalling the like of The Cynics in their attitude. For those not familiar with the Sheffield garage-revival greats, this is a great place to start. They start things off this time with the crunching fuzz and organ stabbing of The Mourning After‘s Gobbledygook. Their Rebels series is always one to watch out for and Volume 4 just might be their best yet, featuring a few of our favourites of the current crop of UK-based (and beyond!) garage bands. Raving Pop Blast are one of those great underground garage labels that keep the embers burning, the life glowing continuously within, shining a light on a scene that is forever bubbling under the mainstream, a thread that runs up and down the country, tight-knit and coherent, bringing together some of the best garage bands of the moment.

Raving Pop Blast return with volume 4 in their Rebels series, a massive run through 17 rising and re-risen modern garage, psych and indie-pop greats…including some of Louder Than War’s current favourites.

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