Get Awkward 2008 Ecstatic Peace
This band rules. Total lo-fi garagey punk reminiscent of legendary California pioneers the Avengers.
The songs are for the most part fast and simple but by the same token, never bland, featuring deceptive tempo shifts and drawing upon doo-wop and rock and roll to round things out and make them interesting. And the vocals rule. With songs about food fights, Robocop (with the best song title ever, 'Bitches Leave'), druggie hipsters, zombies and Valley of the Dolls, they are a band after my own heart. One of my most fav lines from the album has got to be from the freak-out groove 'Becky' in which vocalist Jemina Pearl shrieks "That doesn't matter anyway/Cuz I've gotta brand new friend, okay?/Me and her, we'll kick your ass/We'll wait with knives after class."
The only bummer about this record is that Be Your Own Pet have recently announced that they are breaking up which is a shame because I really would have enjoyed seeing them live. Oh well. Check it out, Yo!
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