Sharkmuffin - 1097 7"

If you like three piece, all lady, garaged out bands, Sharkmuffin is for you...a beast of a band. Here's their blurb, "Sharkmuffin have spent a busy year and a half since their formation tackling SXSW, releasing a self-titled 7”, their first EP She-Gods of Champagne Valley in April, and dropped their latest EP, 1097, on the heels of seven CMJ shows, proving that this all-female garage noise-pop trio can't be stopped. Sharkmuffin serves up their second single “QuarterMachine,” offering a taste of their pedal-to-the-metal style that Paste Magazine pegged as, “badass riot grrrl,” showing they’re not, “afraid to get dirty with noisy riffs and gritty vocals.” (Leading Us Absurd)" These ladies have a huge sound, maybe it's in the heavy production, but I think it's more about passion and energy. I'm an EP kind of guy, my attention span says it must be that way, but this 7" goes by way too fast. The vocalists blows me away with this Stevie Nicks in combat boots thing going on, really a compelling voice with the perfect blend of sweetness and savagery. Musically, overall, it's definitely a modern garage thing, two tunes worth big wave fuzzed out surf, one of balls to the wall heavy hitting post-post-punk, and finally this Pixies meets Sonic Youth mid tempo slammer. The ladies look mild mannered enough, but judging by the delightful racket make, there is a devilish side in each one of them. They've been mentioned in much bigger monsters than our humble Mustard Relics, SPIN, The Village Voice, and Paste Magazine...so don't take my word for it. They are well represented with all the usual sites that you can access from website aptly named, Sharkmuffin and of course pick this bad boy up there as well. Their Soundcloud is where you can listen to this 7" and their other releases, but I think this 7" is their best so far. Here's my favorite tune, even though they all rock... [audio mp3="http://mustard-relics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/TEN-TEN_89957947-Sharkmuffin.mp3"][/audio]

Give the rest of the tunes a listen below...

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...not on the 7" but still a beautiful day at the beach... [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEWO5v9caro]