Remember when all the best bands came from North Carolina? Chapel Hill in the early/mid Nineties? No? Hmm. Well, they did - Archers of Loaf, Superchunk, Polvo, Sex Police, Pipe, Squirrel Nut Zippers (*cough*). And
Last Year's Men are doing their best to bring the mojo back to the region. They have an LP coming out soon (produced by Greg Cartwright of Reigning Sound/Oblivians, even more reason to get excited), and have this
Clawless Paw 7" (out through the excellent Sophomore Lounge)to whet the whistle. Two tracks of garage rock that also deal in subterfuge - the titular track's intro is raucous yet contained, yet threatens to derail every second thereafter; whilst 'What I Can Get' shows us a shinier, happier side of the coin, before the facade crumbles and the rot sets in, full fledged coarse steel-wool glory. Its clear that these guys have something percolating here; that the garish cover only hints at the hypercolour madness within; that this incoming record could be napalm to the soul; and that a good spiritual hazing is something 2013 is begging for. Bring that shit ON.
Clawless Paw can be in your eager mitts now - get it
here. The band have a May tour of the US lined up, but need YOUR help! Look below, and if you can help hit up their Facebook
here.
may 20th - asheville, nc HELP
may 21st - nashville, tn w/ cheap time (need help with a place to play!)
may 22nd - louisville, ky at tba w/ mount carmel
may 23rd - chicago, il at tba
may 24th - detroit, mi at tba
may 25th - toronto, on at silver dollar w/ mystics
may 26th - hamilton, on at casbah w/ mystics
may 27th - montreal at tba w/ mystics
may 28th - new york, ny at shea stadium
may 29th - new jersey/dc/philly HELP PLEASE?
may 30th - richmond, va at tba w/ nervous ticks
Last Year's Men - Clawless Paw
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