GHOSTS - Sky Polar

1.    Who is he? 

GHOSTS is Caleb Hoehner a multi-instrumentalist/producer making lo-fi garage rock in Richmond, Virginia, since 2012. Sky Polar (Oct'16) is a track off his fourth album i don't know what i'm doing (Oct'16). 

2. What kind of song is Sky Polar? 

Sky Polar is a bouncy garage rock song propelled forward by frenetic drums and led by gorgeous, melodic, lead lines. 

3. Who do GHOSTS sound like? 

Bass Drum of Death, Nai Harvest and The Orwells.

4. What have the press said about Sky Polar?

“An ass shaking pace” – YouTube Comments.

“Fuzz & din aesthetics” – RVA Magazine.

“A dance floor filler” – YouTube Comments.

 5. Which bands have influenced GHOSTS? 

The bands that have inspired GHOSTS are Nirvana, The Pixies, The Orwells, Bass Drum Of Death and Twin Peaks. 

6. Why should I give Sky Polar a listen? 

Because you like punk music from a basement and appreciate lead guitar. 

7. What are GHOSTS best songs?

Love/Hate is indispensable and I Wanna Die Happy is top notch. 

8. Any more words? 

Caleb Hoehner is the nicest guy in rock'n'roll.

“I got 100 bucks that says I end up alone”

King Tuff is a garage rock musician from Vermont. He has been making his own music since 2006 and has recorded four albums. King Tuff is similar to Jay Reatard, Ty Segall and together PANGEA. He is influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Keep On Movin' is from King Tuff's second self-titled long player King Tuff (2012). Paste called Keep On Movin,' “nothing short of spectacular.”

“I sing a magic song”

The Orwells - They Put A Body In The Bayou

1.    Who are these lords of rock’n’roll? 

The Orwells are the real deal. A garage rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The Orwells have been kicking arse and taking no names since 2009. They Put A Body In The Bayou (Oct’16) is the second single release from The Orwells' third album Terrible Human Beings (Feb’17).

2. Is their powder still dry?

Still firing but not as explosive. They Put A Body In The Bayou is the sound of fat on the lamb; caustic but not furious, ripping and tearing but not breaking the bones to suck the marrow out. A garage rock song that rolls more than it rocks and has a solid stench of The Stooges while elements of English indie rock waft around the edges too.

3. Who do The Orwells sound like? 

Twin Peaks, The Stooges and FIDLAR. 

4. What have the goons in the press said about the tune?

“A pretty undeniable hook” – Consequence Of Sound.

“Hell-raisers” – Buzzbands LA. 

“Filthy, nasty guitar music” -  Ooyuz. 

5. Which bands would The Orwells not kick out of bed for farting?

Their main influences are The Strokes, The White Stripes, Tom Petty, Twin Peaks and Led Zeppelin. 


6. Why should I give They Put A Body In The Bayou a moment of my time? 

The singers phrasing in the pre-chorus harks back to English garage rock of the 60's. It's golden. 


7. Do these red-hot rebels have anymore blinders?

A trifecta. The tip-top triumvirate of absolute blinders is headed by Let It Burn, given body by Who Needs You and rounded off by Mallrats (La La La). 


8. Any more words chief?

The new album Terrible Human Beings is primarily influenced by The Pixies.

The album is produced by Jim Abbiss who has worked fro The Arctic Monkeys, Peace, The Kooks, Kasabian and The Family Rain. 

“Good boys come in last”

WATERS are an indie pop band from San Francisco, California. They started making music in 2011 and are influenced by Weezer and Grouplove. Grouplove drummer Ryan Rabin co-produced both their albums. WATERS have toured with bands like Cold War Kids and Smallpools. Whats Real (2015) is the title track from the second album and a song Salon called “a near-perfect blend of big power pop.” 

“Just blind and drunk,

 We can never see what’s real”