First up on Rong’s shiny, new imprint with DFA is FreeBlood’s Never Hear Surf Music Again 12-inch.This two-piece Brooklyn band has more street cred thanyou can shake a stick at, and for good reason. Consistingof Madeline Davy (Octopi NYC) on the microphone andJohn Pugh (formally of !!!) also on microphone, FreeBlood has got some serious, serious heat on the mic andmixing board. Hey, really, who needs other band memberswhen you’re rockin’ a style this damn hard?“Never Hear Surf Music Againis an unpredictabledruggy number, a mangled hybrid of Beatles-esque melodiesfused angrily with a Butthole Surfers song. It’s followedby the steaming mayhem of “Quick and Painful,araucous affair that delivers a swift kick to the jewels. On theflip, the Barfly boys stretch things out a bit with a nine-minuteWalter-Gibbons-style disco remix of the title track.After tearing the roof off and burning down the placewith their mind-crunching sound, this band is ready to clearout any venue at a moment’s notice. Free Blood, coming toa dirty warehouse near you...Already logged a piece in NME last week. next 12" due in July!
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