Human Instinct – “Pins In It” – [Sunbeam Records]

Remember the 70s? I don’t, but I know what they sounded like. A 3 piece from New Zealand, these guys were active in the late 60s, early 70s. What you hold here is super riffy, bluesy, maybe a tad funky and often catchy. Wailing guitar solos a plenty. You will forget that its 2011. Side C has live tracks which sound very similar to studio recordings. Side D is 45 rpm with two folky poppy, not so rockin tracks. I highly recommend playing them on 33 1/3. -Surfer Rosa