What if Jello Biafra fronted a 70’s British Punk Band?
That’s what I hear when I listen to, “Black Friar,” the new single by Shop Talk off their album, The Offering. It’s got the sound of bands like The Adverts, The Jam or maybe even The Members, but the vocals have that vibrato quality reminiscent of Jello’s. This is the sort of song that fans of garage rock, punk rock, and indie rock should all be able to enjoy together.
The bass and drums lock in together to create a rad danceable beat that drives the whole song as the mildly distorted guitar goes in and out between riffs to leads to single note patterns keeping the song interesting. The Jello-ish vocals deliver on the melodies and hooks while keeping it rocking.
Hailing from Brooklyn, this is a band that I’m gonna keep an eye out for seeing and maybe playing show together with. Rad shit indeed.
Check them out on their link tree and on my punk playlist with other bangers
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