Los Angeles-based rock trio, The Entrance Band, have just released their self-titled album, through Ecstatic Peace!
Dwight Twilley / Looking For the Magic
This dude is the unsung-hero of power-pop. If you search for this track on Youtube, you’ll see a young (and incredibly androgynous) Tom Petty playing bass in Dwight’s band. Twilley’s records are the best dollar-bin scores ever.
P.M. Pocket Music / Pama Rum Kwan
This mid-60s Thai comp. (put out by the amazing Sublime Frequencies Records) is the perfect hybrid of the American surf music that we love mixed with the exotic scales and rhythms of South East Asia. Plus, it’s so catchy and bizarre that when listening to it, one cannot resist dancing in new, unknown directions.
Bob Dylan / Lilly of the West
The cascading harpsichord on this track is extremely unique for Dylan and makes the story of Lilly all the more compelling
Clap / Middle of the Road
Paz discovered this record through a blog that features articles and downloads of rare albums. They sound like the Stones, but in the most Southern California way ever. Clap were from Huntington Beach and coincidentally, they remind us a lot of one of our favorite bands around right now, The Growlers, who are also from the Orange County area. I cry at night knowing I’ll probably never find this on vinyl
Eddie Hazel / California Dreaming
Funkadelic’s original (and best) guitarist doing this cover of the Mama’s and Papa’s classic sounds like Death Row-Records gangster rap hooks but in the context of late 70s disco-funk. It reminds me of some Dr. Dre samples or Shug Knight production, except that this features some of the most insane delayed-out guitar sounds ever.
Joe Meek / The Bublight
Surf music isn’t always this hypnotic and ambient. The pedal-steel gives it a smooth, Santo and Johnny-like sound, but this track’s strongest point is Meek’s twisted and strange production, which he is well known for with his work with other 60s artists like The Tornadoes and The Honeycombs.
BLO / Chant For Mother Earth
We heard this on the Nigeria Rock Special compilation put out by Sound Ways. It’s some of the funkiest African psych-rock I’ve ever heard. This polyrhythmic tribal groove sucks you and burns for six minutes.
The Everly Brothers / ‘Till I Kissed You
In all honesty, this is who we listen to the most in the van when we’re touring. We can’t get enough of their wit, harmony, and charm. We come up with endless puns while singing along to their early hits
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings / How Long Do I Have To Wait For You
The Dap Kings have got to be the tightest rhythm section and session players to have as your band in the studio. Add Sharon Jones into the mix and you’ve got some seriously funky shit. This is as good as The Meters, except that it’s totally modern (and that’s the amazing part).
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