Semi-Sweet

General | Jul 2013

Reviews

awyeh
Reviewed 2013-07-30
Surfy, garagey, punky, pop music. Brings to mind the mid 60s more than anything, but always honest, never retro-schlocky. These guys could open for any of the killer SF/East Bay garage/punk bands and make it the best of their shows you ever catch. Tons of treble, never too optimistic, lots of tracks have a 50s high school/teenage theme running through them. No FCCs detected. RIYL: East Bay garage-punk (Shannon & the Clams, Hunx & His Punx, Nobunny, Warm Soda), Ty Segall, Ramones, Guantanamo Baywatch

1 (1:39) Vox buried, flute all over; psychy, pogoing, breaks down at end
2 (2:08) Early 00s post-punk revival vox, cloudy day summery, somewhat driving
3 (2:16) 60s bluesy/psychy upbeat, tons of drum rolls, backing surfy licks
4 (2:04) 50s doo-wop style with 80s noise-pop/post-punk execution
5 (2:38) Teenage found a good stepfather surf-blues-pop
*6 (2:19) Blurry post-Ramones pop
7 (2:15) Poppy, punky, driving, 50s evolved
*8 (3:22) Surfy riffs, pounding drums, you'll want to dance
9 (2:26) Groovy bassline, snotty vox, killer riffs, about jeans
10 (2:52) Surfy garage-punk about how things used to be better
*11 (2:34) Lo-fi acoustic surf-pop, slightly snotty vox, light harmonica, great stuff
12 (1:46) Lo-fi again, rackety, fuzzy percussion

Recent airplay

Sunday
Sunday
Sunflower SutraNov 13, 2013
Above Your Means
late night dryerOct 06, 2013
One Way Ticket
The Sunset LifeOct 03, 2013
Forbidden Fruit
Sunflower SutraOct 02, 2013
Forbidden Fruit
late nite dryerOct 01, 2013

Charting

2013-08-04 — 2013-10-06
Week EndingAirplays
Oct 6 3
Sep 8 1
Sep 1 3
Aug 25 1
Aug 18 1
Aug 11 3

Track listing

1. Above Your Means
2. Tony's Song
3. Wall Walker
4. Boardwalk
5. Father Figure
6. One Way Ticket
7. Push Over
8. Forbidden Fruit
9. Juvy Jeans
10. Baby I'm Bored
11. Sunday
12. Boardwalk