Bass Drum of Death
Innovative Leisure
2013
Rating: 7 dead friends out of 10
Bass Drum of Death are a pair of young kids making lofi garage punk. this was true on their first record "GB City" and it's still true on this sophomore follow-up. the easy comparison would be to make some reference to the Black Keys, but I'm not sure it's that simple. Probably the biggest difference is the blues influence that is heavy with the Black Keys is replaced with pop-punk here. Real catchy songs on this BDoD record, opener "I Wanna Be Forgotten" almost sounds like a Jay Reatard outtake, and "Bad Reputation" would fit on a King Tuff record. But I would still say if you're a Black Keys fan without much familiarity to this brand of "Mississippi delta punk" as I'm naming their style, it would be worth checking out. Very enjoyable live band as well.
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