Is there something
strange in your neighbourhood? Who you gonna call?
If your postcode has an
SP prefix there's definitely some strange in your neighbourhood,
namely The Neighbourhood Strange, a six-strong gang of '60s loving
renegades who are on the verge of releasing their debut 45 on their
own £.s.d Records imprint.
Pressed on reassuringly
heavy black vinyl, with the band's circular logo on a similarly dark
sleeve. Retro? Yes, but in a good way! The eponymous A-side harks
back to the '60s purple patch, when psychedelia gripped the world's
switched on youth. Though it's not the fully bloomed '67 flower power
era the band echo, they're more attuned to the tightly
clenched fist of 1966's dark satanic psych, with a sound propelled by
nascent guitar fuzz, Farfisa solos and Jagger-inspired swagger.
The
flipside 'Wytches Sky' takes a further step into the darkside of
garage-rock. Not so much riot on Sunset Strip as strange rituals in
darkened rooms. This is a record for fans of the Nuggets
and Pebbles
compilations, Aftermath-era Stones, Them and early
Love. With the band already getting airplay on BBC6 Music, their
future looks ironically bright! Look out for the band coming to make
your neighbourhood that little bit stranger soon.
Click here for The Neighbourhood Strange on Facebook.
Click here for The
Neighbourhood Strange on Bandcamp.
Out soon on £.s.d
Records.
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