No Misunderstanding The Glow Kit

It's been a good week on Planet Masala for punk tainted, garage-tinged rock and/or roll, let me tell you! Ty Segall, The Hussy, The Harlequins, Each Other, Night Of Joy - and you can now add Denmark's own Glow Kit to the mix.You might remember me raving about Cola Freaks last year - well, Glow Kit has members from that collective, so you know we're in good hands. This self-titled LP (out through Danish label Kanel Records - you can grab it here) is packed full of short spikes of garage pop punk blasts, beer bongs for the ears. Hooks and melodies aplenty, yet deep fried in noise, these tracks sizzle. It's a fantastic album with huge injections of addictive substances - you won't be able to leave this album alone, even if you wanted to. Which you won't so it's all cool.


You can grab Glow Kit from German label P. Trash Records and from FDH Records in North America.

Glow Kit - Stood A Chance
Glow Kit - Head Factory
Glow Kit - Misunderstood

Hardcore Girls = Night Of Joy

The cool cats over at Hot Congress Records have recently put out the debut album for Colorado spazzniks Night of Joy, Hardcore Girls Are A Hoax. It's a frenetic listen, cramming twelve tracks, with names like 'Cool Runnings', 'Marge Simpson' and 'John Candy', in under 25 minutes. The trio sound a bit like the spastic energy of Deerhoof and lo-fi punk whimsy of Trash Kit if harnessed by a bunch of gutter punks headed by a safety-pin-riddled Lydia Lunch. What? Really, Valerie Franz's vocals has the right balance of grit and gravel, whilst the band pendulums between angsty about-turns and weightless whimsy. Bree Davies' bass is so awesomely chunky, whilst Fez Garcia is electric behind the skins. Exciting album from an exciting band. Check em out now.

Night Of Joy - John Candy
Night Of Joy - Marge Simpson