El Camino

General | Jan 2012

Reviews

Alan Joyce
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.

Recent airplay

Gold On The Ceiling, Lonely Boy
Face the MusicMar 25, 2026
Gold On The Ceiling
Face the MusicSep 03, 2025
Lonely Boy, Little Black Submarines, Gold On The Ceiling
Face the MusicMay 22, 2025
Lonely Boy
The Vinyl FrontierFeb 01, 2025
Gold On The Ceiling
Face the MusicSep 04, 2024
Lonely Boy
Face the MusicJul 10, 2024

Charting

2012-02-05 — 2012-04-08
Week EndingAirplays
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