SWMRS- Hannah

1.    Who are the lads?

SWMRS are are a surf/pop/punk band from Oakland, California. Drive North (Feb'16) is their third album, albeit the first two came under the name Emily's Army. Hannah (Feb'16) is an album track that got a video in October.

2. What's this Hannah like then?

Like an indulgent Ramones song on Valium, banged out on a lazy Sunday with Pro Tools. Sleepy but catchy. The lyrics hit the spot. About indulgence. 

3. Who do SWMRS sound like? 

FIDLAR, The Ramones, Wavves, The Frights and Twin Peaks. 

4. What have the press said about Hannah? 

“A slow, dreamy song” – Cryptic Rock.

“A very odd song” – Rattle Mag.

“More mellow” – Michigan Daily.

5. Which bands have influenced SWMRS?

The Ramones, The Clash, The Beach Boys, Public Enemy and Weezer are a few of their influences.


6. Why should I give Hannah a lash? 

Because the lyrics are vaguely amusing and the tune doesn't suck balls.


7. Do SWMRS have any other notable efforts?

Sure they do! Figuring It Out is top of the pops, rocks as hard as a prison rapist's hard-on and has gang vocals. Miley is punk rock done proper. Proper, proper.


8. Any more words Bozo?

Drive North was produced by FIDLAR singer Zac Carper. 

“My eyes look like diamonds, the boys all be trying,

But those boys don’t understand me”

Havana 3 am were a British/American rockabilly band with a heavy Latino influence formed by The Clash bass player Paul Simonon. They recorded two long players from 1986 - 1996. Havana 3am's first self-titled album Havana 3am (1991) was the essential album that All Music said, "has a tense pumping energy.” Reach The Rock was a minor radio hit and the best tune on the album. The initial spaghetti-Western sound settles into a lovely ska bounce before cracking into a straight rock song. It's worthy.

“One bad move leads to another”

Fuck Yeah! - C'mon

1.    Who are they? 

Fuck Yeah! are an indie glam rock band from Munich, Germany. C'mon (June'16) is a stand-alone single.

2. What have they got on offer?

C'mon is a lazy little Sunday afternoon groover with a fat riff that pokes it's head up sporadically. A little indie, a little glam, all good.

3. Who do Fuck Yeah! sound like?

T. Rex, Blur, The Fall.

4. What have the press said about C'mon? 

“Somewhere between post-punk and glam” – Life On Stage.

“The repetitive shout C’mon is already pure. The guitars do the rest” – Ultra Top.

“Goes quite well in the ear” – Hirnverbrandt. 

5. Which bands give Fuck Yeah! a boner?

Fuck Yeah!'s main influences are The Velvet Underground, Afghan Whigs, The Pixies, The Replacements and The Ramones. 


6. Why should I give C'mon a whip past the ears?

For the chubby riff.


7. Do Fuck Yeah! have any more good 'uns?

Give Rock'N'Roll Was Here To Stay a spin.


8. Any more words?

Not a dilly.

“I can’t wait,

Another minute”

Kaleo are a blues rock band from Mosfellsbaer, Iceland. Rocking hard since 2012 they have two long players on their roll of honor. Kaleo have been compared to Cage The Elephant, White Stripes, KONGOS, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Black Keys. Way Down We Go from the album A/B (2016) made it top ten in the U.S and Canadian alternative rock charts. But the best song is No Good (2015) off the same album. A swampy, bluesy, romper that The Music Enthusiast said is “pure, unadulterated, rock’n’roll.”

“Can’t fight the temptation,

When you get the vibration”