Coming outta
the Rennes Garage Rock scene and straight to your heart, French two man
wrecking crew Combomatix are back with a new album of primal lo-fi Garage Punk
titled Chinese Songs For Bad Boys. Following their 2012 debut album on Frantic
City Records, which earned comparisons to the likes of The Gloomies, Gories and The
Oblivians, Combomatix have expanded their basic line up of snarling, distorted
guitar and thunderous drums with fuzzed out organ, which gives the band a more
“classic” Garage Rock sound.
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Songs For Bad Boys is not big, with a running time of around 30 minutes and
it’s not clever……..in fact it’s as dumb as they come……but it’s a total blast.
It’s a wild ride, it’s the musical equivalent of driving as fast as
possible…….without any breaks……..drunk…….and wearing a blindfold!!!! There are
some really cool tunes on this album, ‘Never Cut The Wire’ and ‘I Got Pills’
are both very groovy while the album closer ‘I'll Make You Mad’ is an absolute
killer Garage/Psych tune which see Combomatix moving into Fuzztones/Lords Of
Altamont territory. Combomatix really tear up the joint and if proper old
school, dirty Garage Rock is where you get your thrills, then it is well worth
your time checking out this seriously high octane record .........phew, Rock
‘n’ Roll.
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Songs For Bad Boys is a joint release by the French labels Howlin’ Banana Records and Retard Records and is available in a limited pressing of 300 vinyl
copies. Out now, the record can be purchased from the Howlin’ Banana web store
or from Bandcamp, where a
digital download is also available, at the following pages …..
Retard Records
Howlin’ Banana Records
Combomatix
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