Tag Archives: Garage rock

SONG OF THE DAY The Ar-Kaics – Just My Life

Posted on October 6, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Hot on the heels of The Mystery Lights album, WICK Records are back on the 45rpm format with a brand spankin’ new release by Richmond, Virginia’s own, The Ar-Kaics. With a classic, raw, garage-psych sound coursing through their veins, The … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Growlers – Barnacle Beat

Posted on September 22, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

This song really kicks tush! I love it! I was driving home late last night with this on the stereo and I was lost in a psychedelic haze of sonic guitars, hypnotic vocals and the ever-so-Doors’y sounding keyboard breaks.  Dynamic … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Mystery Lights – Flowers In My Hair, Demons In My Head

Posted on September 17, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

True to its name, this song has an enticing exterior that greets you with its slow-paced, gritty 60’s garage-fuelled intro, enticing you in with mesmerizing waves of grungy psych-rock, but as this melody unfolds it begins to take root.  Soon … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Echo Ohs – You Don’t Mind

Posted on September 7, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

I certainly don’t mind a bit of ‘You Don’t Mind’ and I’m always up for a bit of the Echo Ohs! Consisting of Guy Forks on guitar, Yolanda Fagan on Guitar/Bass and Emlyn Williams on Drums, this young New Zealand … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Human Expression – Optical Sound

Posted on July 29, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

I’ve spent a lot of today digging out some great garage rock nuggets and out popped this little gem, I haven’t heard this track in a long time! Californian band The Human Expression formed in 1966, deciding that their band … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY IAN SWEET – “#23”

Posted on July 28, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

“IAN SWEET prove that there is no one absolute; just the ease that comes with knowing everything will be OK as long as you hold tight to the pocket-sized things in life that bring happiness while you watch the rest … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Sugar Candy Mountain – Tired

Posted on July 24, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Earlier this month Californian astro-rockers Sugar Candy Mountain released their new album titled ‘666’ and, packed with a hazy summer-of-love feel, these songs really float into the ears like a breath of fresh air. Their Bandcamp page suggests that their songs are, “Mystic Hits … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Sugar Candy Mountain – 666

Posted on July 17, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Well here’s a track that’s easy like Sunday morning!  Astro-rockers Sugar Candy Mountain came together in 2011, originally a bedroom recording project and now a four-piece based in Los Angeles. On the 8th of this month the band released new … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Road – She’s Not There

Posted on July 15, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

When I heard this song on Blues Kitchen Radio the other day the DJ’s were commenting on how much better than the original this version was, but I’d have to disagree with that statement, really really disagree;  how can this … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Parrots – No Me Gustas, Te Quiero

Posted on July 7, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s fantastically catchy garage-rock sound comes straight out of the mighty Parrots, a three-piece from Madrid that I featured earlier this year with their single “Let’s Do It Again” Recently signed to Heavenly , the band have released new single  ‘No Me Gustas, Te … Continue reading →

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