El Camino
Reviews
Alan Joyce
Reviewed 2012-01-23
Reviewed 2012-01-23
Garage rock inspired by early rock-and-roll and offset with catchy hooks and pleasant vocal harmonies. It’s energetic, fun, and packed to the brim with distorted, fuzzy, all-out rock. Don’t think too hard about the lyrics and you’re bound to have a damn good time. FCC clean.
1. (*) Up. It’s the single. It’s fast, rockin’, rhythmic, and catchy as all hell.
2. Mid. Dreamy, with intermittent handclaps and a persistent beat that keeps it grounded.
3. (**) Up. Oh hells yes. Catchy, upfront hook with a bouncy rhythm and some all-out playing. Handclaps! Awesomeness! Play it!
4. Slow/Mid. Simple picking and gentle vocals start out peaceful. Gets very loud and boisterous at 2:05 — I thought it was a different song.
5. Up. A strutting, purposeful beat with rather less purposeful vocals.
6. Mid. Sometimes warbley, sometimes deliberate. A contrast of distorted guitars and falsetto vocal harmonies.
7. Mid. A song on a mission, bouncing with staccato bursts of vocals.
8. Mid/up. Distorted, over-modulated singing against a steady rhythm.
9. (*) Mid/up. A controlled, head-nodding progression that’ll pick you up and carry you along for the ride.
10. Mid. Falling melody with soft, gentle vocals.
11. (*) Mid. Distorted vocals and sweeping choruses with a toe-tapping rhythm.
1. (*) Up. It’s the single. It’s fast, rockin’, rhythmic, and catchy as all hell.
2. Mid. Dreamy, with intermittent handclaps and a persistent beat that keeps it grounded.
3. (**) Up. Oh hells yes. Catchy, upfront hook with a bouncy rhythm and some all-out playing. Handclaps! Awesomeness! Play it!
4. Slow/Mid. Simple picking and gentle vocals start out peaceful. Gets very loud and boisterous at 2:05 — I thought it was a different song.
5. Up. A strutting, purposeful beat with rather less purposeful vocals.
6. Mid. Sometimes warbley, sometimes deliberate. A contrast of distorted guitars and falsetto vocal harmonies.
7. Mid. A song on a mission, bouncing with staccato bursts of vocals.
8. Mid/up. Distorted, over-modulated singing against a steady rhythm.
9. (*) Mid/up. A controlled, head-nodding progression that’ll pick you up and carry you along for the ride.
10. Mid. Falling melody with soft, gentle vocals.
11. (*) Mid. Distorted vocals and sweeping choruses with a toe-tapping rhythm.
Recent airplay
Gold On The Ceiling, Lonely Boy
Face the Music — Mar 25, 2026
Gold On The Ceiling
Face the Music — Sep 03, 2025
Lonely Boy, Little Black Submarines, Gold On The Ceiling
Face the Music — May 22, 2025
Lonely Boy
The Vinyl Frontier — Feb 01, 2025
Gold On The Ceiling
Face the Music — Sep 04, 2024
Lonely Boy
Face the Music — Jul 10, 2024
Charting
2012-02-05 — 2012-04-08
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 8 | 1 |
| Apr 1 | 3 |
| Mar 25 | 4 |
| Mar 18 | 6 |
| Mar 11 | 3 |
| Mar 4 | 6 |
| Feb 26 | 5 |
| Feb 19 | 6 |
Track listing
| 1. | Lonely Boy | ||
| 2. | Dead And Gone | ||
| 3. | Gold On The Ceiling | ||
| 4. | Little Black Submarines | ||
| 5. | Money Maker | ||
| 6. | Run Right Back | ||
| 7. | Sister | ||
| 8. | Hell Of A Season | ||
| 9. | Stop Stop | ||
| 10. | Nova Baby | ||
| 11. | Mind Eraser |
