COACHWHIPS/TRIN TRAN SPLIT

Two rocking distorted lo-fi garage punkers from San Francisco's COACHWHIPS. Pretty catchy stuff here, the "now sound", short and sweet. One of the tracks is a TRIN TRAN cover. On the flip TRIN TRAN has a bit more new wave, arty feel. Lo-fi and catchy as well. "H.C. She" (the song the COACHWHIPS cover) is irresistably catchy.Awesome!

RAW ROMANCE

This is the followup album from Okimoniks drummer/Sneaky Pinks founder Nobunny.Raw Romance is a lot more acoustic based than love visions but still lo-fi/garage rock with all the hooks. Wasn't too excited whe i first heard this but it sure grows on you!

IMAGINARY FRIENDS

Another one from San Frans Fresh & Onlys. This is their debut release on Kelley Stoltz's Chuffed Records. This was limited to a press of 300 but i think it was going to be repressed. Either way check out Chuffed Records site if you want to buy a copy!

TY SEGALL - CENTS 7"

New 7" on Goner. If you don't know who Ty is you have been living under a rock. Do yourself a favour and grab this. It's awesome. Can't wait for the LP.

R.I.P SKY SAXON

COCOCOMA

Whipcrackin' dirty, storming garage rock is the board of fare on this little yellow plate by Chicago's Cococoma, a trio pushing hard on romping, reckless, total sound. For just three people, they kick up a bled-through racket unheard since the heyday of the Estrus pyre in stature and energy, forcing each of the three tracks here to their limits. "All I Give" and "Don't Tempt Me" push the speed limit, while "Premonition" lays in on the mid-tempo grind; all are saturated in a thick haze of guitar noise, organ grind, Childish shouting and gang choruses. They're tight enough to play like they don't give a shit, but come off beyond being just some crummy band with an attitude.

SONGS WE TAUGHT THE OBLIVIANS

This is not the oblivians or an official realease. Its just like all the other "songs we taught the.." compilations. A bunch of awesome songs that the oblivians covered or they were inspired by. I got this off the WFMU site. includes tracks by Bo Diddley,Hound Dog Taylor,Tom Waits and many more..thanks to kogar for putting this together!

THE FRESH & ONLYS

The Fresh & Onlys began in the spring of 2008 as a recording collaboration between Tim Cohen and Shayde Sartin. After a month of marathon recording sessions on various broken tape machines the two enlisted Wymond Miles, Heidi Alexander and Grace Cooper to help complete the sound. Since then the band has recorded well over a hundred songs and played a hand full of shows on the west coast."The group's self-titled debut full-length album strikes a balance between the psych-fried blur of the California sun and an amp-crackling, four-chorded garage basher." - Chris Sabbath, SF Chronicle.

DEAF WISH

From Melbourne,Australia Deaf Wish are a band that seems to get likened to The Wipers & early Husker Du. I guess i can kind of hear it...kind of? Comparisons aside they do know how to play solid R'N'R. This is a CDR released in 2008. Stand out songs for me are 'Mai Tai' and 'Green Flame'.

BRAINBOMBS

There is only one word to describe these swedish maniacs...BRUTAL! Brainbombs have been around since 1985 but i have only discovered them recently. Best listened to very very loud!

GOLDEN TRIANGLE

I don't know much about this band other than they are playing gonerfest this year.Apparently they are from Brooklyn/Atlanta/Austin/Memphis. Must be a nightmare organizing band practice. Psyched out garage rock with dual female vocals. Six tracks and a Redd Kross cover!

LOVE TAN MISCELLANEOUS NIGHT FEELINGS

Love Tan is the duo of Matthew Ford (Factums, ex-Intelligence) and Craig Chambers (The Lights). They used to be called "Pyramids", which is why you may see some of their previous 7" releases alude to that. They changed their name when they stumbled upon the array of bands currently calling themselves Pyramids. Personally, I think Love Tan is a great name. No one else will dare rip that off.Hailing from Seattle, Love Tan display a wide range of haunting, brutal and pop-drenched sounds, which is all the more impressive considering that they are only a two piece. The vocals range from falsetto to baritone, the guitars can sound sparse or punishingly full, and the drumming can go from methodical to off-kilter, and all in the same song. For fans of Tronics, The Prats, The Urinals, etc.

NO BUNNY - GIVE IT TO ME 7"

One of the many personalities of Okmoniks drummer and Sneaky Pinks founder Justin Champlin, Nobunny (with and without the Fabulous Flys) is a tucson-founded, oakland-based, bunny-faced act specializing in 60s-style garage rock and pop. Apparently he really stinks. Great tunes.