#80s garage revival

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The Basements: 'Sounds Of Yesterday' Album Review and Release | Garage Punk from Thessaloniki, Greece

The Basements – “Sounds Of Yesterday” (Lost In Tyme LIT33-005) December 2023 I’m new to The Basements apart from owning a split-single they released on (Lost In Tyme LIT45-006) back in 2013. Their number “Stop Rolling” kind of went unnoticed on the flip, in favour of the Sound Explosion‘s “Every Day And Night”. Checking out their discography on Bandcamp it appears that this renowned outfit from…

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Paul Messis 'Win Or Lose' Limited Release - Vintage Garage Sound

Paul Messis – “Win Or Lose” / “Please Don’t Tell Me Why” (Market Square Records MSR-028) March 2021 Paul Messis has released several records since his first single, “Stuck In Society” (State Records) exactly fifteen years ago. Each and every release comes and goes with no self promotion or hullaballoo. His usual method of communication is to let people know of new material is by mailshot via his…

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WYLD Sound: The Rebirth of 80s Psych, Punk, and Garage Bands

The garage door locks have been picked and a whole new hot generation of psych, punk, garage insane-iacs has broken in. There is, when it comes down to it, no such thing as garage band music. The raw ‘n’ raunchy sound of ’66 was really only an attack of fuzzed-out dementia in search of a name. But there is such a thing as a garage band. Probably has been as long as there’s been garages. And…

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Garage Sale cassette (Goldmine) 1985

The garage door locks have been picked and a whole new hot generation of psych, punk, garage insane-iacs has broken in. There is, when it comes down to it, no such thing as garage band music. The raw ‘n’ raunchy sound of ’66 was really only an attack of fuzzed-out dementia in search of a name. But there is such a thing as a garage band. Probably has been as long as there’s been garages. And…

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The Lyres - 'Not Looking Back'