June 4, 2012

The Daily Choice: Ty Segall Band – I Bought My Eyes

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It isn’t that Ty Segall hasn’t put out heavy records before (see Melted and Reverse Shark Attack) but with the addition of a set band (featuring the likes of Gin Blossoms-esque troubadour Mikal Cronin) the sometimes leanly aggressive maestro has added a bit of heft to the proceedings. Where “I Bought My Eyes” isn’t the psych dirge that the first single “Wave Goodbye” was, it still rockets along with a thick-skulled muscle so far missing in Ty Segall’s repertoire. Don’t get me wrong, Ty Segall has always been a bucket full of steaming rock and roll, but with a Band tacked on to the end of his name, it sounds like he might be diving in to a whole new sandbox.

Ty Segall Band’s album Slaughterhouse comes out on In The Red on July 26th.

Ty Segall Band – I Bought My Eyes

May 1, 2012

The Daily Choice: Ty Segall Band – Wave Goodbye

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Ty Segall finally bids adieu all the pretenses of garage rock, adds a “band” to his name and throws down this ridiculous psych-rock burnout. It feels like destruction in a song. Burly guitar wail, electrically charged humidity, the nasal holler of Segall lacing it all together in to a screeching bit of burnt rubber.

Ty Segall Band releases Slaughterhouse on In The Red on June 26th.

Ty Segall plays with The Mallard and White Fences tonight at The Independent in San Francisco. Ty Segall plays Seattle on Friday at Chop Suey with White Fence, The Pharmacy and Tea Cozies.

Ty Segall Band – Wave Goodbye