New video from Horsehands: "Righty" from Sirs

Horsehands are a prog-rock band from Boston, playing invigorating stuff that approaches metal in its ferocity. We've written about them before (WYMA post also contains a free download link). It's pretty fresh, creative stuff with good influences. Among other artists, they remind me fondly of Mcclusky... and even more so in this frenetic, aggressive song and video.

That said, check it out for yourself:

Horsehands - Righty from ManosDeCaballos on Vimeo.

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Punk Rock Discovery: Slam Dunk - Welcome To Miami

Victoria, BC's Slam Dunk is a punk band. There being more than one type of punk rock, I'll leave it to you to come up with a hyphenated prefix. I saw one that said "soul-punk". Okay, sure. But punk, definitely. They've got a good sound -- great guitars, plenty of ska-flavored horns, shouted vocals and a killer drummer. Give this a chance and you won't regret it. Their second album, Welcome To Miami, came out in November 2012 and I must apologize for overlooking it in the year-end tumult. But better late than never.

They named their band after a basketball move. They named their album after a Will Smith song. And they put a nice painting of a beautiful dog on the cover of the album. Why did they do these things? While you're listening to this great record, you can ponder that. It's almost too much fun, as is the music.

Here's the video for "Dying Breed":





And here's "Fantasy":



They're playing at the Treefort Music Fest in Boise, ID with over 100 other bands, including Camper Van Beethoven, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Built To Spill and The Walkmen - and I predict they are going to have a lot of new fans after that. This stuff is pretty much irresistible.

Finally, because why not? - here is a link to a stream-of-consciousness interview with Canadian punk band Slam Dunk about some notable slam dunks.

You can learn more, or buy, at File Under: Music.

REVIEW: Galoshins - EP1 / EP2

Glasgow three-piece (or four-piece) Galoshins play an exuberant,  eclectic brand of aggo-pop, art rock, noise rock, and psychedelic rock and any other damn thing that pleases the three, or four, of them.  What can I say?  It doesn't hit you the way you think it will, and when you think you've figured it out, it changes again.  But at the end of the day you really don't mind because it is a fun ride.  The music comes in the oddly named EP1 and EP2.  The quirky name is the result of the fact that the release is comprised of two EPs (hence the titles EP1 and EP2) which were recorded separately but released together by Armellodie Records.  Together, they serve as a fine introduction to the varied noise and idiosyncratic but manifest art of the Galoshins.

Take the EPs for a test drive with the first and second tracks of EP1 --






Galoshins are Mark Macphail (vocals and keyboards), James Eyland (vocals and guitars), and Ruraidh MacLeod (drums).  The "other" member is their studio wiz, Iain Macduff.  The group has been together since 2009.

Here is "Devil in Us" from EP2 --



The release is available now, and trust me -- it is never staid, and never boring.   You can stream the entirety of EP1 and EP2 at the Bandcamp link below.

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