Album Review
Thee Irma & Louise – “Roswell Beach Nightmare” – [Self Released]
Thurston Hunger 8/8/2015 10-inch, A Library
Swiss surf with monster moves (lead off track echoes
“The Hall of the Mountain King”). Record came out in
2005 but as a used 10″ how could KFJC resist. we know
the power of the chosen disk size. At times they
band will yell along in celebration with the
fast-placed, dirty surf-flecked garage rawk. And
on two tracks, they apparently are howling lyrics
(“Signore Farmacista” and “I Can’t Help Myself”).
The vocals in a way, champion the “Thee” nature of
their band, from Headcoats to Oh Sees…this is
where they look, if don’t fully leap towards punk
rock. I do think a sense of humor is part of the
ticket here, from titles to the “Black Hornet”
riffing on an ooold favorite TV show of mine.
“Man from CoIntelPro” was another killer driller
for me, a bit more mysterious in melody. Overall
a romp and roll set, that will hit the salty
sweet spots of beached DJ’s and bleached blond
sandmen and women. The band is still going today
apparently albeit having moved towards more general
pop from this more focused genre-target vinyl bombarino.
-Thurston Hunger
you heard it 24 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 112 days ago, Zero Gravity played Roswell Beach Nightmare
- 1281 days ago, Zero Gravity played Third Star to The Left
- 1958 days ago, mouthbreather played I Can't Help Myself
- 1981 days ago, Cousin Mary played Third Star to The Left
- 2514 days ago, Edison Einstein played Third Star to The Left
12345 S. El Monte Road Los Altos Hills, California 94022
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Thee Irma & Louise says
Hey Thurston!
Glad you enjoy the early works! The name of the record is "Roswell Beach Nightmare" though :)
All the best
Tomi / TI&L
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Thurston Hunger says
Sorry about that, at least I didn't call it Rockaway Beach....fixed now
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Thee Irma & Louise says
It's not hard not hard to reach, gonna take a ride to roswell beach...
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