Years and years ago, i was at an Interpol concert on a surprising and very out of character freezing night in Austin. With the roads icing over and the temperature steadily dropping, i found myself at the only venue in town that did not close early and cancel or reschedule its shows. Standing in the cold at the outside stage at the old Emo's, drinking shots of whiskey to give myself the illusion of warmth, it seemed like it took forever for the bands to take the stage, so much so that my wife (then girlfriend) began putting together an argument (and a fairly convincing one) for why we should just go home. I pushed the suggestion off. And was then rewarded as The Warlocks began their opening slot. Putting elements of psych, surf, shoegaze, and more into their layered guitar assault, they made me into a new fan. And i dug on them for a few years after that, 2005's "Surgery" LP in particular being a favorite. And then i lost track of them. But lo and behold, they never went away, and they've got a new record out called "Vevey." They still do what the do, and do it well, a Jesus and Mary Chain indebted brand of crunching, psychedelic rock. Listen to "Red Camera" below and get the new record here courtesy of Cleopatra Records.
NOTE: Strange things are occurring when it try to link to the band's bandcamp page, so here's the address instead: https://thewarlocks.bandcamp.com/album/vevey.
