Box Elders - Hole In My Head 7"

I read about these guys on Jay Reatard's blog. Box Elders are from Omaha, Nebraska and formed in 2005 but so far only have this single to their name. I really like it, especially the A side tracks. For fans of Wavves and Reatards. Buy it from Grotto Records.



Hole in My Head mp3
One Foot in Front of the Other mp3
Download the 7"

Sourpatch - Demo

I read about Sourpatch over at Skatterbrain and listened to the tracks they had on MySpace after seeing that there was a show in Richmond. Sadly their DC show was last night and I'll be back in DC tonight when they play in Richmond. Shame because I really like the songs I heard. I assume they are off Sourpatch's demo, which is the only thing they have out (you can buy it for $4 if you mail them). You and Fun are fast, poppy, punky songs that make you want to sing along. These two are my favorites by far. The others aren't quite as good (and I kind of hate the part of Toothache where the girl starts talking. If that were cut out the song would be so much better) and are a bit slower.

Sourpatch sound like the Vivian Girls with more pop, less feedback, and clearer vocals. So if you like the Vivian Girls try out the songs below. I found some program that lets you download mp3s from MySpace so that's where these come from. They aren't from the demo (which has 7 tracks). Once I get the CD I'll post if the seventh song is any good.

You
Fun
6 songs from Sourpatch's MySpace

The Barbaras - Summertime Road 7"

I picked this up over the summer after hearing some clips on The Barbaras' MySpace page. These guys are from the garage scene in Tennessee and two of them were in Jay Reatard's band.

Once you get past the cheesy sleeve and listen to the music you'll find some catchy pop tunes that sound like they were recorded with a tape player. The fuzzy guitar and vocals on Summertime Road make you smile and wish it were a breezy summer day so you could lie by the creek and forget about everything. The two tracks on the b-side have cleaner production but still sound great. I especially like Flow.

Summertime Road is The Barbara's first and so far only release. As far as I know they are still together. I hope to hear more soon, and if I do you will hear about it here.

Individual tracks
Summertime Road
Day at the Shrine
Flow
or download the whole 7"

Buy it at Insound (use the coupon code "insound_rocks_07" to get 10% off. Yay!)

Extra: Five live recordings from Gonerfest (with Jay Reatard on drums!)