Category Archives: Garage Rock

SONG OF THE DAY Liu Bang and Tony and the Polar Bear Five – Red Face, Heart Laughingx

Posted on September 6, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Though I can’t find a sweet sausage out about this song/artist, I had to share this! I just can’t get that entrancing guitar lick out of my head!! It’s like a little snake charmer and I just get drawn in … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Deviants – I’m Coming Home

Posted on August 2, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

It’s hard to say exactly who The Deviants were in one sentence, as this band have been around for many moons and in that time have seen many a different band member come and go! Initially known as The Social … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Lou Reed – Heroin – May 1965 Demo

Posted on July 29, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

A previously unreleased recording of The Velvet Underground’s Heroin has recently been issued by Light in the Attic and Laurie Anderson. This is apparently the earliest known recording of the song, laid-down when Lou Reed made his demo with John … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Graham Bond Organisation – Harmonica

Posted on July 26, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

The Graham Bond Organisation are one of those bands that everyone should know, yet they still manage to remain partially submerged under the radar. Anyone lucky enough to discover their wonders will know that this band was the pivotal mechanism … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Butch Engle & The Styx – Going Home

Posted on July 16, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

This little box of delights hits the senses like a mouthful of popping candy!! Tasty explosions of sensory textures unravel in the form of tight organ melodies, kaleidoscopic vocals and unravelling, interchanging rhythms. It hits you, you swirl and then … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Los Dedos – March of the Crabs

Posted on July 7, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Hailing from the sun-drenched surf-sands of UK’s Bristol City, Los Dedos are a three-piece instrumental band that came together in 2020 – though their creations are authentic enough to trick you into believing this sound was from the 1960’s! Formed … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Barracuda’s – Nobody

Posted on June 28, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

The raucous rawness of this beast is worth unleashing at full pelt if you can get away with it! Play it loud and play it like you mean it!! Released on a West Virginian label called Barracuda Productions and issued … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY St.John Green – Canyon Woman

Posted on June 13, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

“For maximum effect, play in absolute darkness…..” I always feel so chuffed when I stumble upon something by accident and it turns out to be something rather interesting!! You have a little delve and then realise there’s more where this … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Murlocs – Delusional Blues

Posted on May 21, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

“Five skinny kids with roots firmly placed in their own blown-out, distorted brand of soulful RnB” The Murlocs celebrated their fifth studio album last year and have spent the last near-decade creating their own crazy fusions of blues, garage-rock and … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Last Word – Sleepy Hollow

Posted on April 3, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

If it’s a little bit dark, you know I’ll probably like it! Today’s song has a weird and unearthly quality, which you would probably expect from a song entitled Sleepy Hollow. Moody, intense and of a slightly Them/Van Morrison quality, … Continue reading →

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