The Midways / The Glads
Split 7"
Music
For Cats / Panty Raid
Genres: garage rock
July 25 - 31 2005 |
A few years ago I used to listen to a program on the local university
radio station called Dementia 13. For an hour each Saturday
night, they exclusively played obscure garage and pop records from the
late sixties and early seventies. Every episode was loaded with uncovered
(often extremely rare and valuable) gems from the era of pure,
unadulterated pop music. The Midways and The Glads
may not be from the sixties or seventies, but they bring that garage
spirit back to this jaded new millennium. And I don't mean that
in a Hives or Strokes sort of way; this is more geared
towards the purist. The Midways are the more poppy and
old-fashioned of the two; they get the organs bumping along to the
guitar, bass, and drums, and then sing spirited vocal melodies over
top. It's jolly fun stuff, evoking enough genuine excitement to
keep you twisting for hours on end. The Glads are a bit
"harder," becoming closer to Hives land by way
of growlier vocals and more intense guitars. The music still
stays fun, but with a raunchier feel - what else to expect from a song
called "Do the Go to Hell"? Whether you prefer the
peppy love of The Midways or the more aggressive edge of The
Glads, however, this split record is perfect for lovers of high
quality retro garage music. You cats better keep the revolution
going!
84%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
4 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2005] |
