na: tic tac totally!
So it would be disingenuous for me to write a post about the awesome Tic Tac Totally label without first mentioning that it was Alex who first brought it to my attention. I’ve been really, really, really into the return-to-garbage aesthetic that’s been creeping back across indie rock lately, and almost every album on Tic Tac hews to that principle with ferocity.
The big buzzy record on TTT right now is So Cow, and it’s clear why. The group couples a delightfully shambling aesthetic with endlessly hooky compositions, sounding like some weird hybrid of The Lucksmiths and Kleenex Girl Wonder.
I’d also set some time aside for the terrifically trashy Bare Wires: spindly punk guitars, sloppy rhythms and reverb-drenched vocals. Just lovely.
Matt K. Shrugg‘s “We Can Just Lie” is big and brawling, lots of yelling over 12-ton guitars and Test Patterns are a straight punk sugar rush. Check ‘em out!
Hh I love this stuff! My SFL is growing like mad. If you guys are digging this, I have a mission for you – go here: http://www.pukekos.org/2009/06/grass-widow.html, download the zip file of Grass Widow tunes and enjoy the hell out of ‘em. I’ve fallen for these ladies – had to post one of their songs on my silly little blog. Even sent Yancey an email via last.fm yesterday with the same info cuz I saw he had listened to one of their songs. Dunno if they’re Selects worthy, but they’re definitely worth the listen.
Thanks for the tip! I’ll check it out right now.
Oh, wow, yeah, :05 in and I like this already. Good pick!
wait until you get to “Time Could Bend” – my current fave. Current meaning this hour.
Oh man, that Bare Wires is great! The second I sampled the first track I immediately downloaded the album. I also checked the date to see if it really came out in 2009.
I’m with Flamgirlant, my Saved for Later list grew by about 20 albums since I checked the “Freshly Ripped” page today.
These are the kinds of things that will be absolutely obliterated in, oh, just about a month…
No way is this stuff better than Bruce Springsteen or the Dixie Chicks.
Haven’t gone on a garage rock binge in awhile. This looks like a good score.
Gras Window sounds good!
hot diggity dogsssssssssss this is better then nfl chat on aol dang whole lots of shakin’ going on and i’m ready to come back here and boogie down with what ever tune is going down,clap for the wolfman oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.