I Drank What?

Within the last five or so years, the 1950s and 60s rock n' roll template has come back--and boy has it been overdone. A fantastic idea in theory, to combine a snappy, Beach Boys style melody with a lot of distortion and fuzz. This trend is what gave us Wavves, Best Coast*, Nobunny, and Ty Segall (to name just a few). Only two bands have been able to make the lo-fi, surf rock style work: Purling Hiss, and Coachwhips (yes I am willing to go on record saying that). Coachwhips takes an overused garage-rock sound, and imbues it with a pulsing, gritty energy. Bangers vs. Fuckers, if the name doesn't give it away already, has an obvious, aggressive sexuality to it. It's a grenade of a record. Artists like Wavves and Ty Segall don't sexualize their music, there's no sense of immediacy or desire--which is so apparent in Bangers vs. Fuckers. 

I also love how damn cheeky this record is. From the name of the record, to the cute (and weird, but cute) album art, and the track names "Purse Peekin" "You Gonna It" and "I Drank What?," this record clearly has a personality all its own.

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*I like Best Coast. She's a dumb person who makes dumb music and you know what? That's okay. So sue me.