Love City

Long shadows and primordial distortion compete for attention within that retro mold—somewhere between the Animals and ? and the Mysterians—but there are sturdy enough songs at the core to make it more than just an exercise in style. This kind of band sounds best steeped in beer and sweat, so be sure to crowd as close to the stage as humanly possible. Revering a classic-sound based deeply in garage, psych, rhythm and blues, along with punk and good-ol' fashioned rock n' roll