SULTAN BATHERY - FIREWORX

 So, this little release is a bit over a year old and we all know that if it is older than six months and younger than 20 years then it is no longer relevant. But that isn't going  to stop anyone from sharing it with you. Sultan Bathery is a groovy little three piece from Italy. These three gents seem to be making some splashes here and  there with interviews here and there and blog shout outs here and there and some facebook fans here and there and today we listen to the band's first EP, Fireworx - released in October of 2012. They have  since been touring throughout Europe and a quick  overview of the facebook doesn't say anything about  any US shows, but if you find something out that I  didn't bother taking the time to read (let's face it, google is for information and this blog is for  music) then please throw it in the comments.

The EP starts with the title track - a little ditty with beefy guitar tone, simple and effective drums, and the oooo and ahhh sort of vocal dissonance that so many of you listeners out there have grown to love since its popular re-emergence in the early 2000s. It is a great opener that will get your attention. The second track, 'River raw', does not stray far from the jangle and dance in the first track - the entire fucking EP follows suit. Fireworx dips its toes in a lot of seemingly 1950s inspired sort of western rock and roll on the berge of psychedelic breakthrough. And for the sake of not getting all meta with this and that - these are some good psychedelic garage tunes that are all under 2:30. Who can get enough of those short punch-you-in-the-mouth-songs?

You can snag the 7'' from Slovenly for 5.25 (I donated more than that - I just thought I would let you all know that because I take philanthropy lessons from Bono). Only con to ordering from Slovenly would be the occasional e-mail that I choose not to read and then have to take time to delete. Listen. Buy. Enjoy.

sultanbathery@gmail.com
sultanbathery.bandcamp.com/
facebook.com/sultanbathery
slovenly.bandcamp.com/

YVETTE - YVETTE

YVETTE, a New York two piece (Noah and Rick) out of Brooklyn--not to be confused with Essence Atkins' character on Disney's Smart Guy, will smash your ear drums. Reminiscent of HEALTH and math-rock BATTLES, these two bring on a wall of industrial pounding and droning sounds that hit at the core. Heavy with digital effects (though we here at DIE POP prefer analog--who doesn't?), YVETTE drown an unsuspecting audience with waves of echoing delay and reverb. Their chopped-up noise chants leave goosebumps at every beat. 'Vibrations,' the first track on the duo's self-titled 7'', is more than ace, it's ACE+. Turn it up and get lost in a sea of drone, but don't let your ears bleed, or tinnitus set in. These hard hitting men have gone DIY and self produced their 7''...so buy it. A digital version of their album is also available at the YVETTE bandcamp...so buy it.

yvetteyvetteyvetteyvette@gmail.com

http://yvette.bandcamp.com/album/yvette

http://www.myspace.com/yvetteyvetteyvette

http://yvette.bigcartel.com

BACK FROM THE DEAD - JAY REATARD

Raising from the dead, like the zombie so many of you assholes dream of becoming, Jay Reatard and Shattered Records have compiled a little post-death collection for all of you garage fanatics--if Nirvana, 2Pac, and Michael Jackson can, why not Jay Reatard.

This collection includes:

1 x 7'' pressing of 'You Get No Love' and 'I Am Growing'
(Two tracks recorded in Jay Reatard's home just days before his death)

1 x Full length live LP recorded at the 2008 Great Plains Festival in Australia.

1 x Shattered Records T-shirt, design by artist Nicholas Gazin.

AND

'Watch Me Fall' on CD or LP, mp3s of the 25-song 'Greatest Messes: The Shattered Club Edition,' The Reatards’ 'Teenage Hate,' Jeffrey Novak’s 'Home Sweet Home,' mp3s of the 7″ 'Hear/See' from Useless Eaters, and Hunx & His Punx's 'Teardrops On My Telephone.'

This is all available to you--the consumer--at www.jayreatard.com when you purchase a membership to the Jay Reatard Club for the low low price of 75$. Don't fret, you get all sorts of other Shattered Records goodies, but those 7s have not leaked and can only be purchased through the membership, and possibly on eBay. This all was projected to release on the anniversary date of his death 01.13.11, though as of 2.10.11, it will be 2-4 weeks before shipping begins.


GREAT PLAINS FESTIVAL 3.07.08(DOWNLOAD)
WATCH ME FALL (DOWNLOAD)
TEENAGE HATE (DOWNLOAD)
TEARDROPS ON MY TELEPHONE (DOWNLOAD)