Pre-Strike Sweep

GØGGS, “Pre-Strike Sweep” (In The Red, 2018)
So, on their second release, the GØGGS move toward smooth, uptempo adult pop with an emphasis on piano, somewhat like Maroon 5’s early work. Ha, caught you napping! This is actually a further intensification of the Ty Segall/Chris Shaw (ex-Ex-Cult) project’s full-throttle cosmic-head-bang take on punk, bridging the gap between desperate-drunk ‘60s-Sonics-style reverb-wall-rattling and early-‘80s Orange County HC’s harmonic menace. The dead-eyed mania of Shaw’s vocals induces some of Segall’s most feral riffing on record. This is pretty much as classic as punk can get at this vantage point, even better than their first, and if there’s a third it’s gonna be a killer.
Try 1/ 3, 2/4
4/7/19