Their bio states not once, but twice that Dawn of Dreams blend black and death metal together. Dawn of Dreams do manage to meld the two styles effortlessly.
First Dictators album in 23 years, D.F.F.D. opens with “Who Will Save Rock and Roll?,” a single from a couple of years ago that should cast aside any doubts.
Supersuckers and Electric Frankenstein are two of the better and longer-lived bands playing punk & garage-derived rock and roll, though their approaches differ.
Black Moses brings Jon Spencer Blues Explosion to mind, but with crisper playing and tighter grooves. And no one shouts “Black Moses!” every few minutes.
The bio calls this loop-laden space pop with strong harmonies and crunchy guitars, but I’d chew through my own arm if shackled in a room with this on repeat.
Park Avenue Music sound like Liz Fraser (Cocteau Twins) learned how to speak English and decided to front Sneaker Pimps, but only if Massive Attack produced.
You’d almost think someone sampled The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Village People, and The Clash, then found a pair of cute Japanese girls to sing over it.