Reviews January 2007
ALARM CLOCKS Marie b/w Gloria 7
The band behind the Back From the Grave classics No Reason To Complain and Yeah (both available on BFTG #1) is literally back from the grave a reunion liveshow led to recordings and a full LP is in the barrel. This fortyfive provides a new original song and a cover of Thems Gloria. They still sound pretty cool, except for the production whichs is a bit too clean, this sounds like it could actually have been the bands second single back in 66 or maybe 67. Marie is a cool song but it cant measure up against their old ones. Maybe its unfair to compare them but theyll have to live with that.. And its not like I hate this new stuff, its really cool and it measures up to all and any of the retrobands around today! (Thomas) Norton Records
BELLY BUTTONIntroducing 7
Japanese girls doing a kind of 5678s-y punkrock. Pretty nice. Dont like the sound 100 percent but its pretty cool at times. I does sound a little 90s maybe..or is that just the feeling I get from a japanese garageband in this new century? I dont know I do know that the 90s was the japanese garagebands heyday and there hasnt been a lot of great bands coming outta there in a long time. That I know of at least. Anyway, back to Belly Button. Theyre pretty good but Its not blowing the roof off my house. (Thomas) Ken Rock
DEMONS CLAWS Satans Little Pet Pig LP/CD
Demons Claws first records was a cool little piece of fuzzy trashy garagepunk. I really liked it. Live they were great too. But Satans Little Pet Pig really takes me by storm. Great production - crispy and loud, and the songs.. Wow! Ive got so many favorites its impossible to name them. Theyve mixed in some country and taken out some of the fuzz and the result is stunning. Dont miss out on this! (Thomas) In The Red Records
MAKEOUTSWorst Band Ever 7
Debut from fairly new Stockholm band. Theyve been wearing their influences on their sleeves since day one but heres they really nailed their sound and lately theyve been really great live, like a totally new and confident band. Nice. Anyway, they kinda sound like the Spaceshits, Supercharger, Locomotions but they do it really cool, theyre no copycats. Check them out! (Thomas) Bachelor Records
PIRATE LOVELaughing Gas 7
Norwegian rock, bands like Gluecifer, Euroboys, Turbonegro comes to mind.. not a lot of great garagerock or punkrock outta Norway the last ten years actually. Pirate Love sounds like they want to make it big and theyve got the production to back it up. They sound dark and brooding and it sounds like they want to sound detroit-y like MC5 and the Stooges maybe..but its never that good. Okay band, and I bet this might find an audience…but not in me. (Thomas) Oslo Grammofon
RAT TRAPSComplication 7
Last record from this pretty great band. They never got to be big favorites here at Savage HQ but they were a good compliment to bands like Reatards, LiveFastDie, Feelers etc. Complication is a superfast almost grinding tune and I quickly want it to be over (am I getting old?) the other two are great though and more in the vein of the earlier Rat Traps. Very Reatards sounding and I mean that in a good way. (Thomas) Ken Rock
SONICS Busy Body 7
From a newly discovered live recording of the rawest band around in the 6ts. This single is the first taste and theres an full LP on the way. This shit was recorded in 1964! And aaagh!!!, it sounds amazing! If only one of all the 60s inspired bands would got for this kinda sonic attack I would be down on my knees kissing their feet! This is rawness supreme, it would kill any audience. The recording is dirty and lofi and sounds eggzactly as youd want the Sonics to sound live. (Thomas) Norton Records
V/A - THE PHENOMS / ROCK N ROLL DESTRUCTION MACHINE 7
The Phenoms from Chicago are pretty noisy but also fairly cool sounding. Like early Blowtops maybe but more standard punkrock noised up for good measure. Fairly average but in the end its pretty okay. Rock n Roll Destruction Machine is pretty heavy and funny. More like a metal band recorded like a lofi punk band. Not my thing but its pretty catchy and funny to listen to. (Thomas) Beercan Records