Scott & Charlene's Wedding from Australia are The Twerps you might not have heard yet, but their time is right now.
After a garage rock start with 2010's homemade Para Vista Social Club lp - kinda like The Twerps with Black Eyes or either one of those Boomgates singles (something's really going on in Australia), and The Muslims' eponymous record - they've got one side of a split 12".
These five songs have the nagging insistence of Teenage Fanclub, the languid tunes of Real Estate (Alex Bleeker's songs, to be precise) and the trebly rebellion of The Modern Lovers’ Longbranch Saloon sound.
Scott & Charlene's Wedding - Gammy Leg by bedroom suck
Para Vista Social Club has got a reissue. It's worth the price for Footscray Station alone.
SCOTT & CHARLENE'S WEDDING - FOOTSCRAY STATION by Fuse Group Australia
Suddenly, I'm hearing them ;)
ReplyDeleteOi! Don't litter my blog with Angry Anderson references! Now buy the record as your penance!
Deletehee hee :) I wondered if you'd get that one!
ReplyDeleteI ordered the record ages ago when Volcanic Tongue first listed it but it was sold out. Apparently, my copy arrived a week or so back. I nipped along to pick it up last Saturday but found them closed. Ah well, this Saturday. I really like the split with Peak Twins, too. I don't have it but will do soon...
cheers, brogues