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Post-Flipper slather punk from SF.
"Twisted Teens are a rock band from New Orleans. Their latest self-titled LP blew me away with eleven punk-tinged rock songs presented with simple melodies steeped in a demented drawl. The guitars wind around twisted curves, testing the tensile strength of being in tune. The pace of the songs generally stays in the lane of the mid-paced hop: slabs of tribute to rock’n’roll with a similar approach as Pussy Galore, but with less distortion and more melodic vocal delivery. The verse in “Marionette” is delivered with a matter-of-fact growl as if Jonathan Richman had been born on the bayou. “When the Wire Get Cut” takes the pace up just a slap beat and sells a new melody through similar avenues. The band experiments with manipulated sounds a bit here and there, but the remarkable thing is how they can sell each song an earnestly honed 4/4 simplicity. It’s a must-check-out from me." –Billups Allen, Razorcake
“Okay, so how does it sound? It has edges of bedroom punk with a tight rhythmic center (using conventional and electronic drumming), with great expressive guitar playing and a gorgeous pedal steel on most tracks. The music is heavily melodic, showcasing the full-throated and gritty baritone of the main songwriter C.P.N. Hollywell whose lyricism is clever, aching and fiery all in turn. Some songs lean heavily acoustic, particularly the excellent and wistful “Tic Tac Toe,” but this is not merely folk-punk as it will then zig-zag back through a kaleidoscope view of other rock traditions, often with riffs steeped in blues and country but also with some non-pentatonic post-punk structures. In a way, it’s hard to pin down the sound here, and that’s largely what makes it feel like such a bold new thing—all while still having its moments of plainly fuzzed-out, crunching geetar bliss. I don’t always get to effuse about an album, and I certainly have here, but this was handily my favorite release of 2024 (it was on my top ten) and demands your attention. Hopefully everyone will catch onto what makes TWISTED TEENS important and special.” - Maximum Rocknroll
George Jr. & the 9/11’s
George Jr. & the 9/11s are a garage-cowpunk conspiracy based out of the Frisco bay. The band was formed with a semi-rotating cast in late 2023 to fulfill Mikey Twatt's vainglorious dreams of playing his idiotic songs in a trashy band.
https://georgejrandthe911s.bandcamp.com/
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