Tangiers - Hot New Spirits CD

Tangiers - Hot New Spirits CDToronto's Tangiers may, at first glance, represent an archetypal, derivative garage band. They've got most of the particulars in the bag; the tousled hairdos, the thrift store suits, the cigarettes and alcohol. But throughout most of Hot New Spirits they both wisely and endearingly set themselves apart from the flock, twisting the garage formula to give it a new, refreshing looseness and dynamic without sacrificing the immediacy that the style thrives

a testament to the enduring might of two likeminded musicians locking into the most visceral of grooves

“One of Canada’s most powerful young songwriters

… Never Bring You Pleasure is a squirrely

" says Germain

so destructive and so overwhelming it was banned from being used in times of war” - Exclaim

Jay Patterson and Sean Ramsay) hearken back to their '90s roots on the title track

who've just released their sixth album A Maggot in Their Heads (featuring the song "Bobby Orr")

"No bullshit

is of a piece with their earlier work

Say I Won’t is the first Bass Drum of Death album written

Original drummer Jordan Pratt appears on half the tracks

no overdubs