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Mod Lang: Fools In Love

Mod Lang - Borrowed Time LP - (Just Add Water Records) There is something so wonderfully refreshing about the ten songs here on this record that Detroit's Mod Lang and Just Add Water Records have masterfully collected and decided to gift the undeserving world. This record's got mid 70"s stomp and roll with thick heel drum beats and melodies so bright you can almost feel the warmth of the sun shining on your face. Like on a long, carefree summers day when you and your friends decide to drive to the local Dairy Queen with the top down. And the biggest priority in your life is how you're going to get noticed by that one person you want to notice you. And you keep debating weather or not to go to that lame ass party across town that you normally wouldn't go, but you heard they might be there. And that changes everything. Mod Lang remind me musically of early 70's bands like the Scottish band Middle Of The Road. Since we're on the subject of 70's and Scotla...

A Conversation with The Richmond Sluts

San Francisco’s Richmond Sluts play a blend of New York Dolls style glam, Question Mark and The Mysterians garage with a cut of mid ‘70’s Jagger/Richards strut stirred up and served flawlessly on a shiny silver platter by someone wearing a feather boa. What I like most about this band is they can crank out some wildly catchy party anthems as well as songs that delve deep into the darkness of human emotion. I’m glad some bands realize the importance of not only having great music for when the party’s in high gear but for the mornings after as well. This interview originally appeared in Audio Ammunition on May 16th, 2014 Interview by Jay Castro Please introduce yourselves and how you contribute to the Richmond Sluts. SHEA ROBERTS - vocal / guitar CHRIS BELTRAN - bass JUSTIN LYNN - organ / vocal KC KOZAK- skins JESSE NICHOLS - guitar Where are you all from originally and how did you all meet and decide to play music together? SR: I’m from SF and Chris was from southern California,...