Gwenmars

Gwenmars is a throwback, for sure, and that's just fine. The L.A. power trio (and we do mean power) gives nods to the finest dark, swirling post-punk new wave groups of the early '80s (think Echo and The Bunnymen and Psychedelic Furs) and the great flamboyant glam rockers of the '70s (T. Rex and early Roxy Music) in crafting their driving, fuzzed-out, punk-inflected power pop songs. The band's energy is consistently high, their rhythms so bombastic they threaten to knock you down