Heavier Than Heavy – The Natural Shocks
This is some fun music for a sunny Northern California afternoon. Which unfortunately is not exactly what we’ve got going on here. Still, listening to this little romp is almost enough to drive away the cloud cover and warm everything up.
It also makes me tremendously nostalgic for the mid 90s, when the world seemed stuffed with guitar bands happy to make simple power pop song. Bands with no care for the arch-irony that seems stuck with such projects in this more cynical age of hipsterdom. Witness the little guitar bit that starts at about 1:20. Sheer joy, without the slightest hint of artifice.
RIYL: Sebadoh, Teenage Fanclub, Sloan, etc.
The Natural Shocks are an indie band out of Toronto, who will be releasing their debut record Complete With Comfortable Lighting on June 9th.